crumas2 on 21 September 2009
| alekth said: There are way too many games around as it is... I don't see many Japanese developers gaining much by catering towards western taste, not enough to compensate for the loss of the Japanese audience. Personally, in the case of JRPGs, some new minor elements will be fine, but I seriously don't want them to turn into WRPGs or even just have Western character designs. |
Good or bad, companies need to cater to consumers. It really does sound to me like Japanese tastes are changing. If Japanese gamers start to buy more western-produced games, then the Japanse-targeted game sales will suffer... there are only so many Yen to go around.
I know this is anethema to people who have fallen in love with Anime, but it is what it is. :-/
