Japanese developers are stuck in two minds. Please the west + please the japanese gamers at the same time.

You can't do both, they should just concentrate on making Japanese games.

They need to focus on getting alot of their old devs back cause these new kids on the block devs this gen suck ass. Im speaking for both western and jap devs.

That's why they are called japanese games.

But I do think it would be kind of nice if there would be more games going the castlevania lords of shadow route. The collaboration between both western and japanese developers might But produce some nice games.

Some games however like DMC and final fantasy I think are great because they are distinctly japanese and should remain so.

most games we played in the earlier generations were titles that came from Japan

if anything,Japanese developers should STOP trying to appeal to western communities and do what the always did best,make good games!

and vise versa,western developers should do the same!

Everything was going nicely before eastern developers started "westernizing" games. And then new Devil May Cry happened. Others will follow.

But it's not west's fault. It is the greed of japanese gaming companies fault. West merely offered money and Japan, for the greater part, sold its beautiful gaming soul to the west. So if square, capcom, and others go under I say: Fuck 'em.

They chose that path themselves. Unfortunatelly, because of this decision, gamers will remain robbed of beautiful eastern games.

I think the Japanese developers are doing fine, at least in my opinion. I'm still enjoying their games and are also looking forward to some more (Vanquish, The Last Guardian, Catherine, 3rd B'day, Marvel vs Capcom 3.. etc).

No they don't. I think that western developers improve on genre's that are already out there but the Japanese take much more risks and innovate a lot more. Just look at:

Ico
Shadow of Colossus
Okami
Odin Sphere

That's why I like Quantic Dream as they are one of the few western devs that take risks...and it paid off with Heavy Rain.

I also prefer Japanese fighting games as they tend to half huge depth over things like MK.

I also prefer Japanese rpg's (when done right, of course) as western rpg's, in my opinion, just aren't that interesting. I bought Oblivion and though I liked it's exploration, the main narrative is pretty dull. Also recently played Dragon Age and I felt the same. I like fantastical worlds and crazy ass stories which the brilliant old jrpgs used to have like Xenogears, FFVII, Secret of Mana, Chono Trigger etc.. Unfortunately there haven't been many great jrpgs, though I liked Star Ocean 3 a lot and I'm going to buy Resonance of Fate and WKC. Final Fantasy was a BIG disappointment to me.

Also, I like balls to the wall action games like Onimusha, Ninja Gaiden and the old DMC's (1+3)Vanquish also looks bloody good! There just isn't a western equivalent. Heavenly Sword was ok (better on Hell mode) but doesn't really compare.

To the Japanese devs: Please, just make great games like you used to, everything else will take cared of itself.

Gaming is in a creative rut right now the likes of which hasn't been seen in years.

That said, the most compelling and original game I've played recently was Demon's Souls, and that was made by From Software, a Japanese company. It was a great example of what the Japanese developers can do when they strive to escape from cliche Japanese stuff (in this case they did their spin on a western-style RPG and ended up with something entirely new).

Western developers haven't exactly been lighting the world on fire lately. FPS's are fun, but only one out of every 10 of them are worth buying. Western RPGs haven't been much better...I found Fallout 3 to be horribly overrated.

The only games in the last year that I've found to be TRULY innovative and/or creative AND fun have been LittleBigPlanet, Limbo, and Demon's Souls (those first two were from Western devs, but I still think DS trounces them in terms of awesomeness). There have been other very fun games, but few have had what I can only describe as "heart".

NO ..Japanese industry is diverse and they were doing good in my eyes

even if some titles ends up being "niche" at least they stayed true to themselves ..

now most of them are selling their soul trying to appeal to the max of people

But if Japan got Western Devs, then how would it be a Japanese Industry? It would be a hybrid.

The biggest problem is that western developers earn money on mindless games like gow, gta, halo, cod etc.

The answer they do not need them.

ohhh no this crap again

It's not as black and white as Japanese games = good, Western games = bad. If a Japanese dev really wants to let a western studio have a go at making a game for them, then the Japanese studio should still oversee the process, not let some newcomers run wild with the IP. That's just a recipe for disaster.

And yes, DMC is a good example of how it can go wrong.

I just read an article riddled with hypocritical statements and self gloating.

If you haven't noticed "FRIEND" all the games that come from the west ARE FROM THE SAME FUCKIN GENRE. Same gruffy ass white dude who's either a marine, or some type of soldier.

Sometimes he's poor, but it never fails he's carrying enough weapons to destroy a small island. Look down at your hands and shoot stuff.

The Western RPG; Look down at your hands and shoot stuff as numbers appear. In the event that you aren't carrying guns it's because you are back in the Dark Ages of Europe fighting mythological creatures that dont even originate in Europe.
You may be advised by a dude with a long whitebeard.

The Western Action Game; You may or may not be carrying two guns in 3rd person, sometimes you may even have a melee weapon that serves no purpose because everyone else has AK-47's in the game. You may have to jump sometimes.

Western Sports Game; Fill them with Black people and the rest is history. It's the only genre you can see any race besides white people in any significant number in the West.

Arche Types for Western Games:
The War Veteran
The War Hero
The Marine
The Knight
The Soldier
The Woman
The Evil Man
The Wise Old man
The Token Black guy
The Children who had bad stuff done to them
And The Zombies

So, Dear sirs at Nowgamer, can eat a mutha fuckin dick.

I don't want Japanese developers to change for a trend that will most likely blow over in a few years like every previous trend has done. Stay Japanese, Japan. That's what makes you different, and why I appreciate your style of games because of your unique approach to game design. Don't try to be like us.

Its times like this where I pity the Japanese's sense of modesty.

thanks m$. fr getting them to think everyone in america owns
a box and therefore they need to make these games to appeal to the u.s

forgetting they are still japanese made.
thanks M$ for the buyouts in the industry setting new standards in the gaming world on levels we never wanted to see.
Actually looking at how capcom is operating you would think that pg was the real capcom from the games made, and the current capcom is american owned now.

When I feel like eating sushi or tempura, I don't want ketchup or bbq sauce splashed all over it.