Japan: Culturally Biased?

Oops sorry I haven't checked ur link. I'm talking about the main topic...GT's inerview.

I know about Korean games because our neighbours are Korean and we have a korean channel which shows a weekly gaming show. They show nothing in that show but mmorpgs and fps.

gamingqueen

Ok, but what you said was:

Japanese do play FPS in fact, the Korean games market makes nothing but mmorpgs and fps games!

And what I said in reply was that the two are not corrolated like you are implying. In fact, Until 2003, Japanese games were banned in Korea. Korean gaming tastes are not equal to Japanese gaming tastes.

So do you see my point? Why is pointing out that the Koreans play MMOs and FPS indication that those game types are popular in Japan? Especially when Korea and Japan were separated in entertainment by force of law for a century, a ban only recently lifted.

[QUOTE="gamingqueen"]

Oops sorry I haven't checked ur link. I'm talking about the main topic...GT's inerview.

I know about Korean games because our neighbours are Korean and we have a korean channel which shows a weekly gaming show. They show nothing in that show but mmorpgs and fps.

m0zart

Ok, but what you said was:

Japanese do play FPS in fact, the Korean games market makes nothing but mmorpgs and fps games!

And what I said in reply was that the two are not corrolated like you are implying. In fact, Until 2003, Japanese games were banned in Korea. Korean gaming tastes are not equal to Japanese gaming tastes.

So do you see my point? Why is pointing out that the Koreans play MMOs and FPS indication that those game types are popular in Japan? Especially when Korea and Japan were separated in entertainment by force of law for a century, a ban only recently lifted.

Because fps and mmorpgs come from that region. This whole topic was built on a stereotype after all...

I thought I'd step in to say "Ugh, not another one of these threads."

Well... ugh, not another one of these threads.

Which country is not culturally biased?Atrus

That comment should have been a thread-ender.

Because fps and mmorpgs come from that region. This whole topic was built on a stereotype after all...

gamingqueen

Yeah but I still don't think it is a convincing link. Understand that I don't share that stereotypical view, though I do think the trend in Japan is not the same as in the States, and this is to be expected. Having said that, one could easily argue that MMOs and FPS are popular in Korea because given that they were legally prevented from buying and playing Japanese games, they went with what was available -- games from genres popular in the West. In fact, I would think that is the most likely explanation given the legal problems that existed there all the way up until 2003. So saying something like "Japanese do play FPS in fact, the Korean games market makes nothing but mmorpgs and fps games!" is easily considered a non-sequitur.

[QUOTE="gamingqueen"]

Because fps and mmorpgs come from that region. This whole topic was built on a stereotype after all...

m0zart

Yeah but I still don't think it is a convincing link. Understand that I don't share that stereotypical view, though I do think the trend in Japan is not the same as in the States, and this is to be expected. Having said that, one could easily argue that MMOs and FPS are popular in Korea because given that they were legally prevented from buying and playing Japanese games, they went with what was available -- games from genres popular in the West. In fact, I would think that is the most likely explanation given the legal problems that existed there all the way up until 2003. So saying something like "Japanese do play FPS in fact, the Korean games market makes nothing but mmorpgs and fps games!" is easily considered a non-sequitur.

I didn't know about that until now.

I posted this in a similar thread, but it's relevant for this discussion too:

But to put all of the blame on Microsoft is not an accurate criticism. Japanese developers have categorically rejected putting Japan's most beloved franchises on the 360. The Japanese market, just like any other market, flocks to the familiar big franchises too. Is Halo 3 pushing consoles? I'm quite sure it is. Well Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy are Japan's Halo, GTA and Madden.

When I heard that Konami, Namco, Sega, Capcom and Square Enix were all in support of the 360, I was very impressed. But when I saw the lineup of games they were planning, most seriously disappointed. Why would a Japanese gamer invest in a system where they know that their favorite franchises are coming to it?

So this tells me that Japanese gamers AND developers as a whole have always had little faith in the 360.