Theoretically it'd be equal. And many years that might have been the answer, with only a slight edge towards Japanese. When FPSes were FPSes instead of first person Pong, when WRPGS were RPGs instead of conversation simulators with gameplay simpler and more repetitive than a basic musou (despite some good recent revivals like PoE), when action adventure meant crafted levels with memorable rooms, puzzles and storytelling instead of boring open worlds with as much character as a dinner table; when "AAAs" were closer to Blade Runner than Star Wars.
Now it's 90% Japanese and 10% western, and it's not even a matter of replacement. The Japanese bubble did not grow, the western one just shrunk. The void is there.
On the bright side that does make some of the good western releases seem more special.. Like an endangered species waiting for you to hug it. My next hug is Doom 4. I'll squeeze its box art neatly and hope it showers me with blood.
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