Square-Enix CEO Calls Out Japanese Gamers on Western Bias!!!!

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outlawauron said:

makingmusic476 said:

outlawauron said:
It's entirely stupid as it happens both ways. Western gamers are xenophobic outside of the big, advertised games (Nintendo stuff, FF, etc.)

Eastern gamers are xenophobic outside of the big stuff (GTA, MW2, Halo, etc.)

I disagree.  In the West, or at least in North America, you have a large number of anime loving, game playing, Japan fans like us.  Western Otakus, if you will.  Our numbers are strong, and we can make even a game like Valkyria Chronicles sell somewhat decently (and it's still selling!).  In japan, you don't have a fringe group of Western gamers that'll eat up games like Call of Duty.  Heavily advertised Western games sell poorly, and games that aren't advertised are destined to not even reach 10k. 

Exaggerations aside, Western games have become more and more popular in Japan after somewhat of a hiatus in the PS2 era.

 

And please point me to a heavily advertised western game in Japan that sold poorly!

Even 410k for GTA is poor, given it's reception elsewhere.  And it doesn't compare to the 2+ million Final Fantasy pulls off in North America.