Well, how's about that for honesty? He is right, though. Look, I have nothing against Japan or their games, just that most of them look the same (In terms of RPGs). I was scrolling through the week's stories yesterday, and I only saw like, two games that I want (Okamiden & Bayonetta, Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom, but that's for when I have a Wii). Usually, TGS is something I look forward to and can't wait for, but he's not alone in feeling underwhelmed, as that is how I feel, too.

That was in addition to Lost Planet 2 and Dead Rising 2, of course. Those were default, but I should mention that anyway.

@Spooky: I don't know about that. Japanese game developers should definitely branch out and explore new territory. If all they did was develop a game based on what is second hand nature to them over and over again then their games will just become stagnant. Which is exactly what's happening right now to Japanese developers.

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"E3 was great this year, I felt genuine excitement surrounding that event from the week"

I will agree with that, in terms of the announcements. All three keynotes were absolutely mindblowing. When you're actually there, a lot of the cool titles weren't playable though.

@ PEICanada7

I agree about TGS, but PAX seemed good, even if I didn't get to go (Although you're right about there not being any earth-shattering announcements).

I could name a ton of games that I found interesting at E3, more than I can count on two hands. I can't say the same thing for TGS. I really hope it makes a comeback next year.

Well, maybe the show wouldn't be such a letdown if Inafune would just announce that Street Fighter sequel.

ouch. still, I salute his gigantic nuts.

Actually, I agree with him. I thought pretty much every show about video games this year has been boring.

I think it's pompous to say "Oh, it all sucked except for our stuff," but that's what he gets paid for, I suppose.

It takes releasing games with more attention to actual interactivity than watching long cutscenes, no matter how slick and stylish those cutscenes may be.

This is why Japanese games like Katamari, Dead Rising, Street Fighter and other games that involve continuous action fare rather well in Western markets.

I think one problem might be that there are too many conventions. E3, PAX, TGS, GamesCom, several GDCs, etc...

They can't all be good and to spread your stuff out over all of them makes each one feel watered down and underwhelming. Can we just pick one? or at least one per region?

Capcom is definately one of my favorite developers this generation, it's kind of sad to see they've lost a bit of the faith. Their franchises are almost consistently top-knotch games, I mean, look at what they've made in the past 3-4 years. Dead Rising, Lost Planet, Street Fighter IV, Devil May Cry 4, Mega Man 9, Pheonix Wright series, Resident Evil 5. Street/Puzzle Fighter II HD, MvC2, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, Monster Hunter, Okami. The only one of their console games I'd dare to consider bad is Bionic Commando, which Grin produced, Capcom just published. The vast majority of the games I listed are Capcom produced, except Backbone rebalancing the re-releases.

How many other companies can provide that level of quality that consistently and quickly? Capcom, you are God tier.

The hype man on the left looking smug and yelling CAAAPCOOOM was priceless.

Well I thought TGS was much better than E3 this year. But this guy seems like a chump to me. He bashes other studios but praises his own? Who the fuck didn't see that coming?

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I believe that his comments stem from what his cohort Jun Takeuchi recently said about the Japanese game industry ...

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3176056

1UP: What do you see as the best and worst trends currently in the Japanese game industry?

Jun Takeuchi: The worst trend that I see is really the technological inability of Japanese developers to develop games for next generation platforms and games that will be appreciated by users in the West. The technological ability of Japanese developers used to be so much more respected than it is now.

With that in mind, let's quickly look at what *Japanese developers* are doing on the PS3/360:

Bayonetta, Yakuza 4, End of Eternity, Lost Planet 2, Ninety Nine Nights II, Quantum Theory, FF13, GT5, NieR, etc.

Now let's examine the PSP/DS:

MOST EVERY OTHER GAME!

What could be considered at "fault" here that led to the Handheld Invasion? I believe it is two-fold:

Sony. The price of the hardware killed any interest that consumers and developers had for the hardware. Even with the price cuts, many devs were not going to develop for a console that requires a hefty budget. Therefore, consumers went and found entertainment elsewhere, and the developers (for the most part) follow where the consumers go.

Consumers themselves. While everyone is entitled to their own tastes, the inability for many Japanese consumers to broaden their horizons has led to an on-going disinterest in the 360. I am not saying that the 360 is a beacon of light, but it certainly has its fair share of unappreciated variety.

(As an aside, and as a bit of a joke, one could make the argument that it is Capcom's fault for pushing folks toward handhelds by creating the digital crack known as Monster Hunter.

Now everyone wants a piece of that pie - Namco Bandai [co-op Dynasty Warriors something or other, Tales of RM], Konami [MGS: Peace Walker], Sega [Phantasy Star Portable], etc.)

This is not even pointing out the most obvious factor of all -- top-tier titles require a lot of money to make on the PS3/360, and not everyone has access to Capcom-sized coffers of cash.

/rant