| Soleron said: Why can't Sony clone these? They seem very cheap to make compared to a lengthy handheld JRPG even. |
That pretty much sums up Sony's problems in Japan at the moment.
Sony have two studios in Japan. One is Polyphony, who are permanently tied up with Gran Turismo.
The other is Japan Studio, who faffed around making wonderful - but niche - games like LocoRoco & Patapon last generation. Then they kind of fell apart this generation and Sony had to send some management teams from Santa Monica & London to sort them out.
So while Nintendo manufactures their own success in Japan & third parties follow, Sony don't seem to have it together at the moment. They make some wonderful games of their own - LittleBigPlanet is a great 2D platformer for example, but it's made in the west so most Japanese people aren't going to buy it.
