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Why are Japanese game developers succeeding where western devs aren't?

Until the mid 1990s, Japanese game developers were leading the way. With console makers Nintendo and Sega and later Sony acting as gatekeepers, they were often more successful than their western ...
Pocket Gamer.Biz

Western devs must get better at F2P before Chinese giants steal their players, says NetEase's Tom van Dam

NetEase is one of those perennial top earners in the super-competitive Chinese mobile games market and it's not going away anytime soon. The Chinese mobile games industry can often feel like one ...
The Escapist

Kojima Wants To Work With Western Devs

Hideo Kojima’s admired Western game developers for a long time. Now it sounds like he’s gearing up to actually work with them. Asked by Kikizo what he thinks of Konami’s decision to farm out the ...
IGN

Nier Reincarnation Devs 'Don't Expect Too Much' from the West, But Say It's a Console-Quality Game

Nier Reincarnation - the first mobile title in what has become one of Square Enix’s most successful series - will finally release in the West today. However, according to producer Yosuke Saito, the ...
GamesIndustry

Square Enix CEO: When Japanese devs emulate Western games, the results fall short

In a recent interview, Square Enix president & CEO Yosuke Matsuda, said that if its Japanese game studios created titles specifically for the western markets they wouldn't be good. As reported by VGC, ...