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damndl0ser on 28 April 2009

http://kotaku.com/5230636/square-enix-boss-japanese-industry-is-old-people-doing-same-old-job

 

 

 

Continuing his interview with British trade site GI.biz, Square Enix boss Yoichi "Imperial Hot" Wada has chipped in with his two cents on what's wrong with the Japanese development scene.

"From the developer side, the Japanese games industry became so successful that we didn't recruit new people" he says. "So today, if you look at the main creators of games, they're already in their late thirties."

"When you look at the industry in the US", he continues, "the industry has attracted some very talented people from, say, computer science and the film industries - so people from different sectors came into the industry and that kept the market vital, succeeding in creating new products."

"But in Japan the old people are doing the same old job - and even the so-called new people... there are some people that you'd call 'game geeks' but it was a very closed world."

Ruthless, but then, mostly correct as well. Note he neglects to mention the other things wrong with most Japanese developers — a reluctance to take risks and an over-reliance on old franchises — but then, he is the head honcho of Square Enix.

 

Maybe this is why Square Enix can't seem to update their JRPG formats.  And why games like Mass Effect 1 and 2 are so attractive to people now days.

 



"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."

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RED53DEVILS on 28 April 2009

So he is saying that FXIII is going to be old.

He gave another blow to the sales of FXIII.

Another thing,I liked MGS4and it wasn't old



Xen on 28 April 2009

Cry moar, Wada. At least almost all of them are doing a better job than you are, starting with Marvelous, and ending with Capcom.



tyig on 28 April 2009

Except Capcom, yes they are



But war... war never changes

Rei on 28 April 2009
RED53DEVILS said:
So he is saying that FXIII is going to be old.

He gave another blow to the sales of FXIII.

Another thing,I liked MGS4and it wasn't old

 

 There are 2 men in Japan that seem to heavily criticize the japanese gaming industry recently. The 1st one is CESA chairman, Yoichi Wada. It is his job to make comments like that.

   Guess who the second one is? Ironically, Hideo Kojima. And MGS4 is old.



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Harkins1721 on 28 April 2009
damndl0ser said:

http://kotaku.com/5230636/square-enix-boss-japanese-industry-is-old-people-doing-same-old-job

 

 

 

 

Continuing his interview with British trade site GI.biz, Square Enix boss Yoichi "Imperial Hot" Wada has chipped in with his two cents on what's wrong with the Japanese development scene.

"From the developer side, the Japanese games industry became so successful that we didn't recruit new people" he says. "So today, if you look at the main creators of games, they're already in their late thirties."

"When you look at the industry in the US", he continues, "the industry has attracted some very talented people from, say, computer science and the film industries - so people from different sectors came into the industry and that kept the market vital, succeeding in creating new products."

"But in Japan the old people are doing the same old job - and even the so-called new people... there are some people that you'd call 'game geeks' but it was a very closed world."

Ruthless, but then, mostly correct as well. Note he neglects to mention the other things wrong with most Japanese developers — a reluctance to take risks and an over-reliance on old franchises — but then, he is the head honcho of Square Enix.

 

Maybe this is why Square Enix can't seem to update their JRPG formats.  And why games like Mass Effect 1 and 2 are so attractive to people now days.

 

 

 ME isnt really that good. Its ok but knowhere near FF.



damndl0ser on 28 April 2009
Harkins1721 said:
damndl0ser said:

http://kotaku.com/5230636/square-enix-boss-japanese-industry-is-old-people-doing-same-old-job

 

 

 

 

Continuing his interview with British trade site GI.biz, Square Enix boss Yoichi "Imperial Hot" Wada has chipped in with his two cents on what's wrong with the Japanese development scene.

"From the developer side, the Japanese games industry became so successful that we didn't recruit new people" he says. "So today, if you look at the main creators of games, they're already in their late thirties."

"When you look at the industry in the US", he continues, "the industry has attracted some very talented people from, say, computer science and the film industries - so people from different sectors came into the industry and that kept the market vital, succeeding in creating new products."

"But in Japan the old people are doing the same old job - and even the so-called new people... there are some people that you'd call 'game geeks' but it was a very closed world."

Ruthless, but then, mostly correct as well. Note he neglects to mention the other things wrong with most Japanese developers — a reluctance to take risks and an over-reliance on old franchises — but then, he is the head honcho of Square Enix.

 

Maybe this is why Square Enix can't seem to update their JRPG formats.  And why games like Mass Effect 1 and 2 are so attractive to people now days.

 

 

 ME isnt really that good. Its ok but knowhere near FF.

Good is subjective,  to me the ME was the best RPG to come out recently no mater that its WRPG.  On top of it being "that good" it had really good sales for a new IP.



"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."

Quote by- The Imortal John Wayne, the original BADASS!

 

 

 

Mr Khan on 28 April 2009

Do we want to attract people from the film industry?



Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.

RPGJock on 28 April 2009
Harkins1721 said:
damndl0ser said:

http://kotaku.com/5230636/square-enix-boss-japanese-industry-is-old-people-doing-same-old-job

 

 

 

 

Continuing his interview with British trade site GI.biz, Square Enix boss Yoichi "Imperial Hot" Wada has chipped in with his two cents on what's wrong with the Japanese development scene.

"From the developer side, the Japanese games industry became so successful that we didn't recruit new people" he says. "So today, if you look at the main creators of games, they're already in their late thirties."

"When you look at the industry in the US", he continues, "the industry has attracted some very talented people from, say, computer science and the film industries - so people from different sectors came into the industry and that kept the market vital, succeeding in creating new products."

"But in Japan the old people are doing the same old job - and even the so-called new people... there are some people that you'd call 'game geeks' but it was a very closed world."

Ruthless, but then, mostly correct as well. Note he neglects to mention the other things wrong with most Japanese developers — a reluctance to take risks and an over-reliance on old franchises — but then, he is the head honcho of Square Enix.

 

Maybe this is why Square Enix can't seem to update their JRPG formats.  And why games like Mass Effect 1 and 2 are so attractive to people now days.

 

 

 ME isnt really that good. Its ok but knowhere near FF.

I am with him.  I don't like shooters in my RPGs.  Old school swords and socerers or nothing for me...

 



I'm just saying...

damndl0ser on 28 April 2009
RPGJock said:
Harkins1721 said:
damndl0ser said:

http://kotaku.com/5230636/square-enix-boss-japanese-industry-is-old-people-doing-same-old-job

 

 

 

 

Continuing his interview with British trade site GI.biz, Square Enix boss Yoichi "Imperial Hot" Wada has chipped in with his two cents on what's wrong with the Japanese development scene.

"From the developer side, the Japanese games industry became so successful that we didn't recruit new people" he says. "So today, if you look at the main creators of games, they're already in their late thirties."

"When you look at the industry in the US", he continues, "the industry has attracted some very talented people from, say, computer science and the film industries - so people from different sectors came into the industry and that kept the market vital, succeeding in creating new products."

"But in Japan the old people are doing the same old job - and even the so-called new people... there are some people that you'd call 'game geeks' but it was a very closed world."

Ruthless, but then, mostly correct as well. Note he neglects to mention the other things wrong with most Japanese developers — a reluctance to take risks and an over-reliance on old franchises — but then, he is the head honcho of Square Enix.

 

Maybe this is why Square Enix can't seem to update their JRPG formats.  And why games like Mass Effect 1 and 2 are so attractive to people now days.

 

 

 ME isnt really that good. Its ok but knowhere near FF.

I am with him.  I don't like shooters in my RPGs.  Old school swords and socerers or nothing for me...

 

 

I don't have a problem with swords and Sorcerers.  I do have a problem with the same old format that they have had now for 25 years.  Nothing, and I mean NOTHING has changed with it (other than grafix) in 25 years.  No matter how much I love the old school RPG's of my youth.  It gets tired and boring after 25 years, and you need to freshen it up.



"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."

Quote by- The Imortal John Wayne, the original BADASS!