Report: Japanese Third Parties Unconvinced Of The Switch Are Now Scrambling

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Hynad said:

Darc Requiem said:
Western developers being hesitant about Nintendo is understandable. Japanese developers though? Inexcusable. Even the Wii U sold well in Japan. A Nintendo console with portability is a slam dunk in Japan. That's not hindsight either, it was obvious to anyone. Even the most ardent Switch detractors thought it would do well in Japan.

Weak argument. Most big Japanese publishers don't sell only in Japan.  They're not counting on recouping the cost of development by selling in only one market.

Most japanese publishers sell mostly in Japan. Even for the big ones. Dragon quest, Yokai Watch, Monster Hunter are all Japan-centric in sales. Many japanese games aren't even distributed into the West or years later. The detracting point here may be big: Japan is a market much less dominated by a few big companies. So if you define your big publishers matching to your argument, you might proof basically anything. But Darc Requiem said nothing about big publishers. And the biggest japanese games mostly sell in Japan. So his argument is sound.