Whats wrong with japanese game development? answered

[Riachu]

Bodhesatva said:

Riachu said:

Bodhesatva said:
It was actually last generation when Western Publishers were shining. This generation, Western publishers are struggling mightily, and Japanese publishers are still making a great deal of money. This article is 5 years out of date.

Japanese developers are losing money actually. Especially Square Enix who are trying to appeal to Western gamers.

 

 

This is factually incorrect. Have you actually checked their FRs? SE has made money 5 quarters in a row. Not oodles of money, but they're making it. Capcom is making money Square Enix is making a little bit of money Namco Bandai is making money Konami is making money Nintendo is making ridiculous amounts of money vs. Sega is losing a little bit of money In the West: Activision is making money Ubisoft is making money vs. Midway is losing money SCi/Eidos is losing money THQ is losing money EA is losing a ton of money Take 2 is losing money This isn't some hard and fast rule, where Japan = moneymakes West = fail, but the trend is obvious. Western publishers are struggling, while Japan is doing quite well.

When they mean Japane developers are falling behind Western developers, they actually refering to the fact that Japanese developers are using dated gameplay mechanic, control schemes and development methods. It has nothing to do with profit.