S.T.A.G.E. said:
Michael-5 said:
Do you really think Sony can reattract the Japanese gamers after loosing so much support with the PS3? PSP had a lot of JRPG's, but now with the PSV many Japanese 3rd party developers are shifting most of their projects to 3DS.
Do you not think that in Japan, this might also become the case for consoles? How many JRPG's really pushed the 360/PS3 graphically? None really, maybe Lost Odyssey, but that's it. Japanese developers don't need that extra graphical push the PS4 has over the Wii U, and if Wii U, like Wii, has a larger install base in Japan, then it's inevitable that we will see more Japanese support on the Wii U then PS4.
Plus Nintendo is very supportive nowdays, with them games like Last Story and Pandora's Tower got funding in the first place. If Square Enix goes to Nintendo and asks for funding for an exclusive FFXV, Nintendo will not say no. It makes a lot more sense to make largely developed games like FFXIII Versus exclusive to Wii U, instead of rebuilding the game for PS4. Plus with all of Sony's financial troubles lately, it's not like they will be able to produce many 1st party JRPG's.
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This could change late into the generation though, I mean in this gen, the 360 was the JRPG machine, and then the PS3 really played catchup with.
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The only Japanese company that Sony never had support from was Mistalker who has issues with Sony (Hence why Sony never got their exclusive JRPG like the 360 and Wii did from the creator of the FF franchise). Thats the only flaw in their Japanese armor but you must remember Microsofts console will always be the worst console for JRPG's unless Microsoft forks out money for exclusives. Sony doesn't always have to fork out a cent because Japanese companies know they need both Sony and Nintendo. The problem with Japan was actually Sony's fault with Sony neglecting Japan to gain the good graces of the western audience. Everyone knows that if Sony had both the east and west properly making games for them they have no equal from either Microsoft or Nintendo (In consoles not portables). This is the only gen that they haven't so they really need to make up for their issues.
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Capcom really punched Sony in the face by moving the Monster Hunter brand, the big Japanese brand for the PSP in Japan, to Nintendo. Plus with Resident Evil Revelations, Capcom is showing strong support for Nintendo. It's only a matter of time before the Wii U, like the Wii before it, sees a big Monster Hunter exclusive.
Square Enix has moved the Dragon Quest brand to Nintendo, and has no games in development for the PSV. PSV isn't PS4 though, but it seems like SE and Nintendo are getting goodie goodie, so it's likely that Wii U will see more JRPG's from SE. Maybe FFXIII Versus will end up a PS3/Wii U multiplatform title, there was a rumor before that it could.
Namco-Bandai is developing the next Smash Bros. That will probably improve relationships, but their main brand (Tales of __) has always been exclusive to multiple consoles (PS3 - Xillia, 360 - Vesperia, Wii/GCN - Symphonia, PS2 - Abyss/Legendia, PSV - Innocence/Hearts remakes, 3DS - Abyss Remake, etc).
From Software is the only Japanese developer who isn't improving relationships with Nintendo, but at the same time, there is a decent chance that Dark Souls 2 will go Multi-platform with the Wii U as well. DS1 went MP with PC with a petition, and the Wii U petition is just as big.
Do Japanese developers need Sony AND Nintendo?
So you do admit Sony is neglecting Japan? LOL at the underlined, yea right, being good at everything =/= being the best at everything, unless there is no competition, but that won't happen. Sony is the all rounder in a fighting game, not a specialist, except for action/adventure games. I can bet you with utmost certainty that Sony will not get lead sales in all regions, the Playstation brand isn't what it used to be with the PS1/PS2.
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