| ctk495 said: 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? |
Call of Duty and Madden are basically the same game every year, especially Madden. EA and Activision are the 2 greediest 3rd parties. Meanwhile there are loads of series that actually do take more than a year to make an iteration, like Far Cry, Halo, and Gears of War. EA and Activision mostly aren't interested in making an art piece that will sell. It feels like they want anything that can sell. Masahiro Sakurai created every Super Smash Bros. game as if it were the last game in the series. Some companies know that their game'll be back by next year.
bet: lost
