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The Evil Within creator Shinji Mikami has suggesting that Japanese studios take less risks than those in the West, and that you won’t find many publishers in Japan investing over $30 million into one title.

Speaking with GI.biz about the different strategies employees in the East and Western markets, Mikami said, “Games have become big projects, requiring a lot of resources both to create and market. Games have become more risky.

“Japanese companies don’t take those kinds of risks like Western developers do. In the past, what the Capcom president [Kenzo Tsuijimoto] told me was that game development is becoming more and more expensive and many Japanese publishers won’t be investing $30 million or more in a game.”

He believes that Western studios are, “working harder,” and added that “if we can invest $30 million into a game, we can win,” suggesting that the Japanese market could overtake the West if it too pumped more money into projects.

Part of the problem, he added, is that Japanese studios seem reluctant to employ Western tech into their projects. “As for the organizational structure of companies,” he continued. “I think it would be good if companies would be more flexible about incorporating foreign technologies.”

http://www.vg247.com/2013/07/01/japanese-developers-take-less-risks-than-western-studios-says-mikami/

"The Evil Within creator Shinji Mikami has suggesting that Japanese studios take less risks than those in the West, and that you won’t find many publishers in Japan investing over $30 million into one title."

You don't need more than that to make a good game.

I think have smaller, sound budgets would be seen a positive note for Japanese developers and publishers.

that's not necessarily a good thing

give the matrix creators 50 million they create a masterpiece... give them more, and... :). Plus, aren't there supposed estimates of certain japanese games going over that by a lot?

Tell that to publishers like EA and Ubisoft

Japanese developers also aren't closing every other week.

That's because they are not being stupid with their money.

FEWER risks

Or must I accept that the less/fewer distinction doesn't exist any more.

It's easy to do that,when it takes ten years to release a game. lololol!!!!!!!!!!

Fewer is for nouns that you can count a number of. Like one or three or seven of them. Fewer cars. Fewer ideas.

Less is for nouns that you can't. Less butter. Less space.

I see it used incorrectly more than correctly now. Eventually it just won't be a rule.