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From Smash Bros to Kingdom hearts, it seems that the development cycle takes way too long even unpredicatable lengths. For instance, Kingdom Hearts 3 was announced as "in development" as opposed to having a concreate release date. How come American companies pump a Call of Duty or Madden game each year yet Square Enix or Nintendo takes 5 to 6 years per game?