Comments on: Editorial: Adios Japan?

By: Dean RiftBitch King

Dean RiftBitch King — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 13:19:07 +0000

I agree with Julian! Oh and I feel like Iwata recently came out and said he isn’t going to retire anytime soon, so feel free to cross that off the chalkboard. :3

By: Julian 'SiliconNooB' Taylor

Julian 'SiliconNooB' Taylor — Sat, 18 Jan 2014 06:31:23 +0000

@Lusi – Jaqpan needs to START being the Japan that gave us FFVII, and STOP being the Japan that likes to peep up little girl’s skirts!

By: Andrew 'Mel' Melcon

Andrew 'Mel' Melcon — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:15:17 +0000

Or denominator. Phones, bleh.

By: Andrew 'Mel' Melcon

Andrew 'Mel' Melcon — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:13:34 +0000

At times I feel like I want non-Japanese companies to take over some of these IPs being held hostage by inexplicable business practices. But then again Western devs have their own shitty habits and would likely miss the point of what makes these things special.

If there’s a major problem with Japanese development, it’s their seeming inability to know or care about what happens outside their own little world and that their products are internationally beloved.

As for Western devs, they enjoy catering to the lowest common detonator.

By: Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher

Ethan 'Ethos' Pipher — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:13:39 +0000

The problem is that Nintendo’s rigid mentality is also responsible for a lot of their success. Therefore they seem unable to differentiate between where they should stick to their guns and where they should learn to adapt.

By: Lusipurr

Lusipurr — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:17:28 +0000

Japan needs to START being Japan again. If it does, it will be a positive force. If it continues to ape America, it needs to get out of game development right away.