[merylsilverburg]

Originally Posted by Infernal Mass

it was an excellently written article, much more than satisfactory.

Oh, why thank you.

Originally Posted by Infernal Mass

Japan has it's share of alot more violent/mature themed games than here in the states. I'm not talking about just playstation though, there is some really weird stuff on pc too. I think you know what i mean, they got some porn games and stuff that would make every congressman over here flip out! They sell pretty well over there too, so i'm not entirely convinced that the mature edge has alot to do with GTA not selling as well as it did here. The sales for GTA actually exceeded rockstars expectations..i think having Capcom publish the game over there helped out a little.

I agree with you about the maturity thing. With all those hentai games (and like you said, especially on the PC....oh my friggin' God!)...it's enough to make people very disgusted.

Japan is a very complex country; even though violent games probably do sell very well over there, I still can't help but feel that violent games aren't very popular as in the US. After all, Japan is a very peaceful place, where the crime rate is pretty low...some sort of kidnapping/murder news will shock them while in the US it's all just the norm. But yet, they love the whole pornography thing and embrace it quite well. Ah, I just don't know what to say.