| Soundwave said:
Which actually doesn't do much to dissuade my point ... if the majority of software sales (and hardware sales for that matter) are in the West, why is Nintendo going backwards and becoming even less Western-development oriented than they were in the 90s? It makes literally no sense. The Japanese aren't even buying these "Japanese games" that they continue to finance ... Wonderful 101? Bayonetta 2? Likely to bomb. Hyrule Warriors? Nothing impressive sales wise. The Last Story? Not a big hit. Devil's Third? Don't expect the Japanese to support this at all. Why not finance say a game from the Darksiders developers or something? It's just kind of baffling to me, it's almost like they are greenlighting the above Japanese titles as favor to the Japanese dev community. |
@bold: You know... because their IP's have achieved widespread mainstream appeal that sells well regardless of region? Instead of targeting ONE region they are aiming to target a larger demographic? Maybe until the bigger budget and killer software comes they are filling the gaps with niche 2nd party titles that provide a healthy dose of variety that compliments their IP pools?
