| zarx said: That is an interesting point of view, but judging by the non Nintendo games of the type from Japan's sales I don't think that is true. Plus Red Steel 2 bombed hard |
You'll notice my emphasis on the word "used" - Japan has lost what made it great, and that was my point. They're trying to look for a new way to become popular, what they actually need to do is find what used to make them popular 10-15 years ago.
And I specified Red Steel for a reason - Red Steel 2, as good a game as it may or may not be (I won't be drawn into that discussion), is not really a game with a Japanese kind of feel. And it bombed hard primarily because it used the Red Steel name while being very different. Those who liked Red Steel were turned off by the dramatic change, those who disliked it didn't buy the "sequel" because they disliked the first one. They would have been better off giving it a completely new name. But that's all beside the point.
