*note* Nintendo is ALWAYS the exception to the rule.
It's funny - those of you that think he's crazy keep focusing on old series' that still do well, but are for the most part declining. Inafune is talking about the fact that very few new titles in the last 5 years have met the success of new titles from the West. They've gotten MH to be an absolute beast, but only in Japan. And what else has come from Japan in recent years with the potential to sell 5 million?
He'd know better than us that the Japanese market is declining, and the Japanese developers have had a hard time figuring out how to have new successes in the West. This is a serious concern, and it goes well beyond Inafune. Everyone outside of Nintendo is looking at a very bleak future, and they have no idea to turn things around. Yes, he's a lot more vocal about it than others and perhaps he shouldn't be, but most of what he's saying is right.
You do not have the right to never be offended.
