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Jun 29th, 2004, 10:33 PM | #1 | ||
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Why most games don't fare well in Japan (and vice versa)
This thread was inspired for the most part by Meryls excellent article on Culture Clashes. I've been doing some thinking on that subject from time to time. Although there was one part of it that i disagreed with..
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https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4780423/ and a quote from the article by Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear series..regarding the grand theft auto series. It's not the mindless violence that the japanese don't like.. Quote:
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Jun 30th, 2004, 12:37 PM | #2 | |
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Yes, congrats to Meryl on her Article (or part 1 of it at least!), it was very interesting
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Jul 2nd, 2004, 05:11 AM | #3 | |
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But, if someone can show me some information where very violent games sell immensely in Japan, then I will change that part of the article immediately because I don't want to mislead anyone. Thanks for the feedback on my article, guys. It's very appreciated; I was so stressed about the quality of the content. Glad you guys thought it was satisfactory.
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Jul 13th, 2004, 06:45 PM | #4 |
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it was an excellently written article, much more than satisfactory.
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. Japan, is very critical of any game to hit it's shores from the west..most of it has to do with nationalism. Just look at the xbox for example..an american system just didn't get a warm reception in Japan. Why? because it was an american system..even with the help of Tecmo's xbox exclusive dead or alive series it still isn't doing too well.
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Jul 16th, 2004, 03:27 AM | #5 | ||
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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.
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