definition of hikikomori from wikipedia:
The lack of social contact and prolonged solitude has a profound effect on the mentality of the hikikomori, who gradually lose their social skills, social references and mores necessary to interact with the outside world. They may immerse themselves into the fantasy worlds of manga, anime and video games, which in turn become their only frame of reference. Due to a lack of interpersonal stimulus the hikikomori may developmentally stagnate into routine behaviors as time passes, sleeping all day and staying up all night only to sneak out into the kitchen for food when the family is asleep. In extreme cases, the hikikomori eventually abandons all diversions of books and TV and simply stares into space for hours at a time.
yamauchi definition of j-rpg gamers:
"[People who play RPGs are] depressed gamers who like to sit alone in their dark rooms and play slow games," he noted in a 1999 interview.
he simply analized hikikomori phenomenon...
classic j-rpgs have to evolve...
not in hikikomori direction,not in mmorpg direction...
players must regain the will of playing with other people.
that's the spirit of iwata,reggie and miyamoto's statements during these years...
leave squareenix and their hikikomori fans to the past...
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