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Citan on 27 September 2009
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Onyxmeth said:
c0rd said:
Onyxmeth said:
Citan said:

Haha. I was about to, but I don`t feel like beeing all over the thread.

But I can say that Japanese culture is more influenced by usa`s culture than you`d imagine.

I don't doubt it is. In fact that is precisely why Capcom's americanized games do particularly well in Japan. My point is that the consumer base will not give the same chance to violent, american published games because of nationalistic pride, even though they may have enjoyed the games themselves if they gave them a chance.

Can you give more examples of these Americanized games that are doing so well?

Lost Planet and Dead Rising did not sell much in Japan. Resident Evil is a huge franchise, which is why it's guaranteed decent sales.

Have Japanese gamers gone out and said they avoid American published games because of nationalistic pride? Or is this just your assumption?

Lost Planet sold pretty well considering it was an early release for the 360, which doesn't have a game that has even cracked 220K yet. Now don't get me wrong, there's more to the story here. Japanese gamers that own 360s seem to be more susceptible to buying american games than PS3 owners, considering most western games sell on par on both consoles or sometimes even slightly better on the 360 even with the huge discrepancy in userbase. WRPGs from Bethesda have both sold slightly more on the 360 and Fable II has done better than both of them.

However there are some telling signs that the Japanese do hold some pride in buying their own games. The top selling racing title on the 360 is Ridge Racer 6. Now racing is universally the same. There is no feeling RR gives off in the driving that makes it seem more japanese than say PGR, Forza, Need for Speed, etc. and yet it's at the top of the pack. Why? Well Namco makes it.

This one I'm not entirely sure of since I'm not familar with either series, but why does Pro Evolution Soccer outsell FIFA only in Japan? In the rest of the world FIFA reigns supreme. In Japan, Pro Evo hands FIFA it's ass consistently. Is there a reason other than one is made by Konami and one is made by EA to explain the discrepancy here?

It's not a science, and there will always be an exception or two, but I fully believe nationalistic pride plays a huge factor in the buying habits of Japanese gamers. Why else would they be the only region to stick so close to their own products, when americans, europeans and the rest of the world can embrace products from any region equally?

In Japan I`M sure there are more marketing of PES than Fifa, but come on, any reasonable gamer also knows that PES eats Fifa anyday.

Fifa is made for small children. PES is for the pros.

Just had to comment that.