SQUARE ENIX on E3: " The Lack of Japanese titles was almost Humiliating"

[MrT-Tar]

Slimebeast said:

MrT-Tar said:
I don't get all this 'Japanese game industry is falling behind the West' talk. The following are all very high profile IPs which are Japanese:

Mario

Zelda

Pokemon

Dragon Quest

Monster Hunter

PES/Winning Eleven

Mario Kart

Final Fantasy

Gran Turismo

Metal Gear Solid

Wii...

Nintendogs

Brain Training/Brain Age

Sonic

Super Smash Bros


This would dwarf a list of Western games.

Call of Duty

World of Warcraft

The Sims

Grand Theft Auto

Halo

Starcraft

Assassin's Creed

FIFA

Warcraft

Star Wars

Battlefield

Gears of War

Diablo

Elder Scrolls

Fallout

Uncharted

Madden

Age of Empires

God of War

Half-Life

Forza Motorsport

Tomb Raider

Bioshock

Mass Effect

Tom Clancy

Fable

Command & Conquer

I should've rephrased that.  I meant more on an impact and sales basis.  The biggest series are Japanese, in particular the mega triumvirate of Mario, Pokemon and Wii... 

No Western game this gen can match the likes of Wii Fit, NSMBWii, Nintendogs and Mario Kart DS/Wii in terms of sales.  Or Wii Sports in impact felt within this gen.  Quality of course is subjective (but IMO Japan is far ahead of the West there as well), but in pretty much every other aspect I can think of Japan is ahead of the West.  I really don't understand where this talk come from.