Comments on: Square Enix President Waxes About The Lack Of Young Developers In Japan

By: meikiyou

meikiyou — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:21:45 +0000

am i connected to siliconera? i can't login in disqus there…

By: meikiyou

meikiyou — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:21:45 +0000

am i connected to siliconera? i can't login in disqus there…

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:01:24 +0000

I agree with Takahashi. A lot of modern games aren't fun, simple as that. People buy them anyway, graphics over gameplay, etc.

It's like Hollywood. Terrible movies are still successful if they're flashy and heavily promoted.

By: meikiyou

meikiyou — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:01:26 +0000

answer to wada and takajashi claims : create a big indie development fest were those big names publishers try to find some new guys with great ideas, games must get back the old storytelling feeling…

By: Chris Taran

Chris Taran — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:26:47 +0000

I don't always want “fun” in my games. Much like I don't always want “action” or “comedy” in my movies.

Still, it doesn't mean that just because he doesn't see today's games as fun that he can't make ones that he does see as such. In fact, that should inspire him even more. Which is all the more reason I find his comment ridiculous.

By: Gestahl

Gestahl — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:19:18 +0000

Mr.Wada, SquareEnix's decline does not equal Japanese video game industry collapse. Please see the examples of From Software or Level 5 and stop bastardising (oh, sorry, westernising) Japanese games.

By: Ereek

Ereek — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:50:06 +0000

I just can’t perceive where the fun is in recent hit video games. I see nothing in them that resonates with me and, their success leaves me feeling confused.

I can agree with this, to an extent. I won't name any names, but sometimes the popularity of certain big name titles absolutely baffles me.

By: Jennifer Picard

Jennifer Picard — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:47:06 +0000

don't make the same mistake I did. Go where your passions are. When you think of all the work needed to really get a career going, it's thoroughly insignificant that you might have to move somewhere else. The world is your playground son.

By: JeremyR

JeremyR — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:44:42 +0000

It's just a symptom of Japan's overall problem – not enough young people, period. They aren't having children. Their population is aging and not being replaced. Indeed, their population is contracting.

By: wildarms

wildarms — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:35:57 +0000

Agree, i wish my country was better developed in this kind of stuff, but is not, i wish i could work in making games T_T