Will Japan matter?

[elnino334]

Words Of Wisdom said:

elnino334 said:
My real question is will Japan matter for gaming based on some of the trends such as more realistic or mature games on the 360 and PS3. Could that be one of the main reasons companies are moving their games to the Wii or even the DS since they can keep them from being too real? Will the Wii just crush the 360 and PS3 over time similar to the DS and PSP? Another reason I bring this up is because people are expecting big sales from Japan this generation when maybe that may not be the case.

Once upon a time, Japan did indeed set the trends for the gaming world and even today it still does.

However as Microsoft continues to cater to a mostly American audience and provide western entertainment which appeals Americans versus Japanese, their may be a bit of a divergence coming.

 

That is what I mean by the games that I currently own vs years past.  I used to love the konami, capcom, squaresoft among others releases but they have now slowed down somewhat.  Guess you can blame it on the development cost as Western developers have adapted alot faster and have just been releasing more games at least here in the states and in europe.  You got some big companies now like EA, Activision, Ubisoft and many more leading the way this generation.  The highest reviewed games this generation are western centric like oblivion, gears, bioshock, rainbow six, resistance fall of man, motorstorm among many more with alot more coming.  If games like those keep coming out then Japan I believe will lag behind. with the Wii being the biggest player there.