GDC: Final Fantasy Maker Square Enix Goes After U.S. Gamers With New Studio

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Khuutra said:

patjuan32 said:
What about the Japanese audience? Are they being abandoned or ignored? Yes and this is why gaming is on a decline in Japan. The majority of Japanese developers are all focused on the west. They seem to be losing their originality and the quirkiness that made western fans want to play them and import them when they were not localized. It's a shame. Hopefully Square can get its act together and reach out to fans in Japan with some new RPGs and maybe a love sim or two to reignite the video games market in Japan. Do not leave Nintendo to try and do it on their own.

No they're not, that is reactionary and very silly. It's not like they're shutting down their old studios or ceasing to develop and fund the games that Japanese players love so much.

Wookaroo said:
Alright I broke down.Honestly, if they made great western games, I'd be happy, but I'd also think, "Man. This could be a great JRPG."

Hey, ideally? No they couldn't.

 

Dude, wake me if I am dead but the Last Remnant and Star Ocean 4 have not set the Japanese market of fire. Both games did not sell very well and not enough to recoup the development costs. Also Star Ocean is an old franchise that usually sales very well in Japan but it did not this time. Like I stated before, their focus on the west is actually hurting the sales of their RPGs. It's not just Square, Namco falls into this category also. Tales of Innoncence sold over 260K units in Japan but instead of being localize they localized Tales of Vesperia which has only sold 290k in Japan and North America. Their decision could be due to them trying to recoup develpment costs but it does not change the fact that they are focused on appealing to the Western Audience.