Kamiya wonders why western gamers focus on game sales and reviews
August 8th, 2013 Posted in General Nintendo, News, Posted by Brian | 2 Comments

Writing on Twitter, Platinum Games’ Hideki Kamiya posted a series of messages tackling the topics of sales and reviews.

Kamiya seems to believe that, when it comes to western gamers, they focus too much on these two elements. Both are used as ways to evaluate a title.

In Kamiya’s opinion, players should determine a game’s quality by experiencing it “rather than borrowing some numbers”.

“For foreign gamers, games that sell and don’t sell tend to be a hot topic… I wonder why they care so much about sales that it makes them choose what to play. It may be because (sales) numbers are the most obvious way to evaluate a game, and reviews seem to be another… I think that rather than borrowing some numbers to judge the quality of a game, you should decide by yourself.”

http://nintendoeverything.com/kamiya-wonders-why-western-gamers-focus-on-game-sales-and-reviews/

do you agree?

The translation I saw on NeoGAF was a bit different

"Even foreign users talk about whether a game will sell or won't sell...

I wonder why the players worry about sales so much....

Maybe it's because numbers are easiest to understand when rating games...it's the same with review scores...

I think you should decide on the games' merits on your own, instead of borrowing some random numbers, though."

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=75300483&postcount=149

I wonder which is correct

I've been doing this my whole life.

He's absolutely correct. Forming our own opinions is becoming a rarity.

I totally agree and i am glad to see them beeing called out. That is indeed the case.

I am a western gamer but i dont mirror my decisions on reviews wich more often than not i disagree upon because my deciding factor is how fun a game is and not its technical advancements and limitations.
Sales numbers i find important for logical analysis on the future and commercial sucess of series, but not as a tool to choose wich to buy.

Yes so many people keep following companies blindly, it's really sad

lol giving yourself a bit too much credit here.

Yes, but 80 dollars is a lot to drop without some indication of quality. Some do take it a little too much to heart though.

You think there isn't?

Your sig tells me you have waaaay too much free time.