Kasz216 on 25 January 2010
Oh, and as for the actual question.
It's all a matter of SE trying to reach across the Ocean. They realize that there is way more money to be made in America and Europe then Japan.
They want to try and figure out how to make JRPGs work out west... or even not JRPGs if that's what it takes.
They'd drop Final Fantasy and DQ in a second to make generic First Person Shooters if they could break into the US market in a real way.
Though right now they're changing FF which is popular in the US already, to see what could make all their RPGS popular in the west. (different gameplay being an example.)
The money no doubt is to try and keep the Japanese market when they develop this "new brand of JRPGs."
