I know I am going to get a lot of hate, but lets face it Japense developers/publishers aren't what they use to be. Japanese games are selling like shit and they are not putting the numbers up. Yes, there is some exceptions, but console games are very expensive to make (excluding indies) and their games are not selling well (most of the time). All the major 3rd party japanese publishers are hurting. Most console gamers want Western games now days.

No.

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Im afraid so.

*Picks up pitchfork and torch*

On a serious note:No

Not only are you wrong about them selling bad, and there are several cases that proves you wrong(Monster Hunter, Bloodborne, Souls Series, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, Persona 5(most likely),Nintendo games in general, Metal Gear Solid 5,and so on), but making the same franchises for smartphones wont necessarely make them sell more or more popular.

So yeah..... bad idea.

Why, so Japanese developers can compete in an over saturated market filled with Candy Crush and Kim Kardashian Games? They'll most likely fail when switching over especially since the mobile market is filled with some of the most basic minded games that western regions just gobble up. I also don't want my favorite JRPGs to be pay to win.

You have to factor in how much they spent making these games and how much time was put into it. Capcom was very dissapointed in resident evil 6 sales and FF lightning returns sales was mediocre. Those games are on a huge decline just like Street fighter.  Even Konami the makers of MGS5 are leaving the console industry for mobile. 

This is the absolute worst idea I have ever read on this site. The games are profitable due to how they are made, so there is no reason for such a stupid move to begin with. And yes, it is a stupid move. Most mobile gamers play in small sperts, but Japanese games are generally much larger and would perform worse than where they are now. Just because you may not like something does not mean it should go to mobile.

You can turn these big time console games into mobile games to make a lot of money. Look at fallout shelter. It didn't take too much to make fallout shelter and yet they made millions of dollars. Japanese publishers have to do something soon or they will go bankrupt. Just look at capcom.

No, that's not even a valid business model. Being a mobile only developer means you'll be fighting in an overbloated market where you might have a few success and then fade into obscurity.

Most Japanese devs are quite healthy (except for Capcom, but that's their own fault for pulling BS for so long (and I hope EA goes the same way, but I wouldn't want Capcom to die))