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Super Smash Bros. creator says instead of making more "Americanized works," Japanese devs should "seek the uniqueness and fun of Japanese games" (www.gamesradar.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by neme@lemm.ee to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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Developers should create more games "that Japanese people like"

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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 55 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Well I can say with relative confidence that the Japanese game industry is the only one doing well right now, so they have a point.

[–] ampersandrew@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

There's definitely a point where a game is too Japanese. Kinitsu Gami didn't seem to make its money back.

[–] Sibshops@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Really? I thought the big games have been coming out of China, lately, like genshin impact.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago

Other than a couple notable exceptions like Genshin, most Chinese games tend to stay in China. Could always change, but the Chinese market has always been very insular.

It was the first video game bubble pop in the 80's that tanked the Western gaming industry and paved the way for Japanese consoles and publishers to make waves internationally, though, so who's to say that the same couldn't happen this time for China? But Japan's industry is still healthy, so who knows.