Hey guys,
I just noticed I have just very few Japanese games this gen. I own 29 Xbox 360 games and only 5 of them are from Japanese developers. Is it just me or did Japanese games lost their appeal this gen.
I think Western developers are really leading over Japanese developers.
I think this gen truly put the Western developers in the lead over Japanese developers.
It is interesting that, besides the Wii Fit / Wii Sports / Wii Music etc etc games, there are VERY few new Japanese franchises this gen. Western developers created HUGE new IPs like Gears of War, Modern Warfare (Yeah I know CoD was there before, but MW is like a new franchise), LBP, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed and now RDR etc.
The best selling new Japanese games are Dead Rising, Lost Planet and We Ski or Lost Odyssey. ( I did not a BIG research, so feel free to add some games) Don't get me wrong, there are Japanese franchises that sold well, but they aren't new like Resident Evil 5, MGS IV, FF XIII etc etc.
Do you agree that Western developers really outplaced the Japanese competition this gen?
Imagine not having GamePass on your console...
