EA pulls plug on unproductive Japanese studio

EA don't mix asia gaming anyway.

so why was there an ea japan in the first place?

Wow, I'm really tired of the racism on this site. I'm done with it.

What racism? I didnt see any.

boobs!

@ #4

Its retarded aint it? Any jackass with a keyboard can force his opinions in someone's face. And by jackass I mean Moonfire, whatever the fuck that is...

Stupid EA. If they've spent the last 3 years focusing the studio's attention on developing for the 360 and the PS3, of course they're not going have any success. Considering that the 360 just came out a little over a year ago and the PS3 just three months ago and the install base for both consoles combined isn't half of what the DS sells in a month. Maybe something for the PS2 or GBA/DS would've have been the smarter business decision.

EA barely knows how to create a half-decent game aimed at the American market. How they continue to make money with such mediocre offerings here is a mystery.

Yet as Americans we clamor over games where we shoot police officers in the face, snipe Nazis in the head, become a spy and kill terrorists.

As for the Japanese they play games where you assume a character with a larger than life task, and the whole world is banking on your abilities to save them. And in the end you become a hero the likes of which they will never see again.

As for you Moonfire, you're one of the people I think should never have been born. Your ignorance and intolerance for other cultures proves your utter uselessness in society. Do joystiq and us all a big favor and burn your computer and stay indoors for the rest of your life, spewing your ignorance and racism to yourself. Consider it us sparing you your wasteful life.

As for EA closing, it is difficult having a game studio anywhere in the world, so I don't see a first time effort penetrating a difficult market.

Moonfire is right (and funny) japanese people have a strange taste in games...

"As for the Japanese they play games where you assume a character with a larger than life task, and the whole world is banking on your abilities to save them. And in the end you become a hero the likes of which they will never see again."

Sounds like Halo! Why doesn't Japan like Halo?

Not even worth my time =/

The Japanese ways are undermining any attempt by a North American company from establishing a market in their homeland. They're all setting pretty making all this loot from these Chinese sweatshops making sure nobody else gets in on this sweet prize. History repeats itself.

Aooohh this racism is killing me inside!! lol Charlie loves rape sims... Good times.

/is hispanic

Stop screaming racism each time someone say something that you don't like. I don't see any racism here. There's some stereotypes but that's all.

Japanese don't buy Xbox because the games are boring and they're not interested in online.

If you think Japanese don't buy American you're completely wrong - just look at the iPod.

Oh and for the record, I'm not sure about games but I know many hentai anime sell more copies to America on import than they do in Japan.

"What racism? I didnt see any."

Yeah, racists usually don't think of themselves as such. But there's plenty of it in this thread, and any thread here about Japan.

"The Japanese ways are undermining any attempt by a North American company from establishing a market in their homeland. "

Yeah, a lot more likely that EA Japan proposed all sorts of ideas for games that would have sold well there and were shot down by a parent company that didn't understand the Japanese market.

I'm sure most of these guys are probably relieved to be out from under EA's thumb.

@19

Games are boring huh? Are all the Europeans and Americans masochists then?

Slaziman - My apologies, let me rephrase. They are boring to a Japanese audience.

If the 360 had lots of games that Japanese found fun and interesting, it would sell. Microsoft being a US company is irrelevant (aside from the fact that MS doesn't understand how to market to a Japanese audience).

I actually believe many Japanese are very welcoming and open-minded about products from foreign countries, but only if they make products that are well-suited for them.



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