Augemitbutter
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Will Konami ever focus on other IPs? New IPs?
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It's more about the size and tactility. The 'gameplay' of Jubeat works perfectly on a touch screen but once you spend some times on a machine, it's really not much fun without the actual buttons. Same with SDVX. I'd imagine the knobs could be emulated using a touch slider inside of a touch knob, but the experience would be not so great after using the real machine.
Obviously Reflecbeat works fine since the arcade is touch as well. Too bad I don't like Reflecbeat! Anyway the idea of a controller based microtransaction filled console Jubeat makes some sense, but I think that would essentially kill their arcade Bemani games which are quite popular so I don't see it happening.
Japanese wages >>>>>>>>> Polish wages. It's "easy" to make a game that cheap when their wages are so much smaller (not that those guys had it easy circumstance-wise). Metro would've been just as expensive as the rest of the AAA shooters had it been done in the Us or western Europe
I enjoyed this despite the easy difficulty. In fact, DS actually as a pretty good haven for music games. Utacchi was fun, the Taiko games were fun, Band Brothers was fun and I even found Pinky Street to be fun for some reason. Then of course there are the Ouendan games.
decoyplatypus
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Or perhaps they've decided that there are safer ways to make money than HD game development? It may not be good for hardcore gamers, but limiting HD investments to projects with a guaranteed audience (e.g., MGS) is a rational strategy.
Konami may roll out some new IPs, but they're more likely to be on tablets or handheld devices than consoles.
Samir Sedlar
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They used to operate a real estate division, and still own athletic clubs in Japan.
WOW, really diverse, so in general Konami outside video games is profitable and in no danger, right ?!, that's a good thing, since they won't be going anywhere soon ((MGS & PES are best seller as well))
Crimsonclaw111
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Maybe if they hadn't killed Hudson Soft they'd be rolling in money from a 3DS Bomberman title with online 16 player modes.
Jawmuncher
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Summed it up.
Konami gets so much cash from that area and mobile alone they only do games because they want something else to show off.
GhaleonQ
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Cool. I'm a fan, but i've encountered lots who need a television setup, big peripherals, and no touchscreens to enjoy rhythm games. Not me.
I thought the same until I tried the machines out. Was fine with iPad Jubeat but after the arcade it just isn't fun.
Flakster99
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Nah, they're fucked as far as diversity and quality is concerned. Haven't paid them any attention going on a full decade, which blows my mind considering their pedigree.
This may be beneath Konami and not something their fans may want to hear, but I wish they would become an indie developer of sorts and focus and create content that harkens back to their previous generations when they absolutely produced quantity and quality. HD development have crushed them. Oh well.
This may be beneath Konami and not something their fans may want to hear, but I wish they would become an indie developer of sorts and focus and create content that harkens back to their previous generations when they absolutely produced quantity and quality. HD development have crushed them. Oh well.
Uncle Rupee
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I hate what Konami has become.
thatsafakewebsitebro
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*Looks at what Suikoden and Castlevania have become*
#NOPE.
#NOPE.
in Suikoden's defense, there is the recent one on PSP, but we'll probably never see a localization
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Totally forgot about that. Love Plus is probably Konami's biggest new IP in Japan.
This is really indicative of Japanese publishers in general right now as well as their whole market. Capcom's biggest new IP over there has been Monster Hunter. Both are becoming famous for handheld games that really only make sense in Japan.
The problem with this is that Konami's hitting a state of diminishing returns commercially.
The top-selling Metal Gear game is still MGS2, and I'm not sure MGSV can actually create new growth for the brand. PES has totally fallen in the shadow of FIFA probably everywhere except Japan. The company needs to step outside its comfort zone sooner or later, especially if it has ambitions of standing next to the big western publishers.
Just another sign of how Japan is becoming a smaller and smaller force in the game industry.
This also pisses me off. At least do like, a free-to-play Bomberman on next-gen consoles, PC, mobile, and handhelds with stages and costumes as DLC or something.
nvrndr
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i dont know how to take "Deferred but not forgotten." i would love to think that they have SOME kind of plans but its not a priority at the moment.....but come on. dont give us false hope konami!
You'll take your false hope, and you'll like it.
blizzardjesus
Banned
would kill for a goemon anything.
BrokenEchelon
Banned
They haven't made a real Castlevania in three years. ;__;
But Dracula X Chronicles came out back in 2007 and...oh.
I really didn't care for Rebirth.
It was more of a real Castlevania than any Igarahsi game.
If anything, Konami missed a chance of riding into the Red Dead Redemption bandwagon by not rebooting Sunset Riders.
SicSemperTyrannis
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Heart = broked.
English = Broken
I guess my problem was that it seemed so...by the numbers. At least compared to what we possibly could have gotten if we had gotten something closer to Re-Rondo or better.
It was the best opportunity that Konami had to try and resell Classicvania to the masses, and I just think they missed the mark.
Yeah I respect that opinion (if disagree, the lastest veles of Rebirth are awesome IMO and that final battle, oh god, still its simplicity was its charm) I still think it was released in the most wrong platfform (wiiware? really?) of all possible ones.
Well to be fair, there are many different levels of fun. If you ask me if I would rather play Taiko on DS or Taiko on the Wii with a Tatacon, I'm going to pick the latter 100% of the time, but that doesn't mean I hate the Taiko DS games, not at all.
Same goes for Jubeat on ipad or arcade, but only because arcade version actually has buttons thus making the game much easier >.>
thatsafakewebsitebro
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I think that would sell relatively well. Who DOESN'T love Bomberman?!
Well, would you like your series to be rebooted into Moeblob shit instead?
Castlevania? How about Oppaivania, the story of how Kokoro Belmont started an attack against Mistress Draculettes castle? Fight all sorts of SCARY HORRIFIC CREATURES like the maid, the half naked nurse demoness and other Pixiv reject- I mean, femme fatales.
Suidoken? Nah, nah, how about Sakuraden? Battle evil demons all while trying to get noticed by senpai-san! Buy all sorts of clothes, use unique spells like fireball and iceball and more! Includes multiple costumes as DLC.
Contra? Not good enough, we need it to be Lolitra! Billie-tan and Ryzie-chan (see, facsimiles of the original names! We're respecting the series!) begin their assault on the many aliens that come their way! Pre-order the Exclusive collector's edition that contains a 52 page art book, A body pillow, Console decals, phone cards, statuette, poster and a soundtrack or something.
Not even going into Hudson soft territory, as I'd break the character limit.
For me, I'd rather have the series' stay dead instead of running the risk of what happened to Gradius/Parodius.
Castlevania? How about Oppaivania, the story of how Kokoro Belmont started an attack against Mistress Draculettes castle? Fight all sorts of SCARY HORRIFIC CREATURES like the maid, the half naked nurse demoness and other Pixiv reject- I mean, femme fatales.
Suidoken? Nah, nah, how about Sakuraden? Battle evil demons all while trying to get noticed by senpai-san! Buy all sorts of clothes, use unique spells like fireball and iceball and more! Includes multiple costumes as DLC.
Contra? Not good enough, we need it to be Lolitra! Billie-tan and Ryzie-chan (see, facsimiles of the original names! We're respecting the series!) begin their assault on the many aliens that come their way! Pre-order the Exclusive collector's edition that contains a 52 page art book, A body pillow, Console decals, phone cards, statuette, poster and a soundtrack or something.
Not even going into Hudson soft territory, as I'd break the character limit.
For me, I'd rather have the series' stay dead instead of running the risk of what happened to Gradius/Parodius.
IHaveCandy
Banned
They gotta hit that next-gen "One Billion Troops!"
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IsntChrisL
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I'd love for console DDR games to make a comeback.
JustRiffled
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There is one new IP that most people forget that they made!
It's by the Zone of the Enders director
It's by the Zone of the Enders director
Bony Manifesto
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There is one new IP that most people forget that they made!
It's by the Zone of the Enders director
Shame it's so rubbish!
GhaleonQ
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Indeed. I kind of like it, but that is so unrelated to its "objective" quality.
Mm, would I rather have current Irem or current S.N.K.? Current S.N.K., which largely whores out their properties while keeping 1 glimmer of integrity and quality. Irem's dead. So, I'd rather have Otomedius BYUTEIFURU than no Konami shoot-'em-ups.
Granted, I would also rather have a company not make an Otomedius or any game at all if there is any option to make a Parodius, but Konami doesn't have the ability to make a Parodius.
dacuk
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Nah, lend Hudson's IP to Nintendo, so they can revive Bomberman / Adventure Island / Bonk series.
So many great games of the 8-bit and 16-bit eras that are rotting in their IP vault...