Japanese Game Developers Go West

Posted by Soulskill on Friday November 19, 2010 @02:27PM from the bring-ideas dept.

donniebaseball23 writes "More and more Japanese game studios and publishers are looking toward the West. But as the industry becomes more global, is this really such a bad thing? From the article: 'Gameplay is an art that transcends borders, and it simply makes good business sense to keep your eyes open for opportunities no matter where they present themselves, as Zenimax, EA and THQ clearly have. Far from ruining the Japanese gaming industry, it may in fact save some of the best Japanese developers from considering retirement or a career change. They'll be able to make games on their own terms with their own original IP, and shouldn't it ultimately be about these creative types being able to realize their visions?""

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Mandatory Randall Munroe Mention by KingAlanI · 2010-11-19 16:42 · Score: 0, Redundant

http://xkcd.com/503/

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Re:The Japanese don't really need the west by Mike+Mentalist · 2010-11-20 11:09 · Score: 0, Redundant

False dichotomy. Are you an insecure teenager by any chance...?

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