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Who the hell is willing to invest hard-earned money in something as absurd and counter-productive as gaming on the go? If you have an HD console or high-end PC and a nice 55-inch plasma, where do you need to go in the first place? Do you crave the 5-inch gaming experience? Smaller resolution? Anemic stereo sound? Limited setup options? I pity peer-pressure driven gamers who willingly turn from a more wholesome gaming enviroment to pursue cultists and socialites in search of what 'everybody else is doing' because it's bitchin'

This is what's killing video games in Japan: the transition from plot-driven, highly experimental, technology based showcase to fan-sabisu and banal mediocrity. A transition heavily nurtured by the focus on developing IP's for the mobile market.