Japanese games market shrank in 2009

Like a frightened turtle.

That's what she said!

It shrank!

JAPANESE GAMES WERE IN THE POOL!

Luckily, now they got Enzyte, for Japanese Games Enhancement, so Japanese games can come home to a happy wife!

THEY GOT ANOTHER DAIRY QUEEN?!

If I ever get off of house arrest, the first place I'm going is Dairy Queen.

They got hookers at DQ now?

What do you think a Blizzard is? It's not ice cream.

Yeah I hope you're right. I think MW2 debuted in japan with over 100k sold on ps3 alone, which is massive for a western FPS in japan (or any game really).

No! You leave my JRPG's alone!

As much as I love western games, Japanese games just have a certain appeal to them.

Besides, some of the biggest games to come out of Japan haven't even been RPGs. Take Metal Gear Solid for example, or Super Mario.

"Japanese gamers are gradually being weaned off stat-crunching RPG's"

Yeah, that's not going to happen.

There's about as much hope for that, as there is hope that the FPS genre doesn't implode on itself from all the knock-offs of MW2..

They can do whatever they want, as long as my JRPGs, and my Japanese-centric types of games don't die out in favor of more "Western" things. (Guns and tits, etc)

@tmac

if there's one western genre that should get as little Japanese love as possible it's FPS'. the genre's becoming over saturated, and outside of a select few most of it is generic.

now western-rpgs (and western third-person shooters), that's what Japan needs to warm up to.

I don't care what western genre they choose to play as long as they adapt. Anything's better than the typical jrpg crap they normally play.

More like weaned off of videogames in general, unfortunately.

"....as long as they adapt."



*shakes head*

Your dad voted for Bush last 2 terms didn't he?

@Otis Whitaker

"They can do whatever they want, as long as my JRPGs, and my Japanese-centric types of games don't die out in favor of more "Western" things. (Guns and tits, etc)"

See this is what bothers me about fans of Japanese gaming. This quote implies two things.

1. Western games are somehow inferior to Japanese gaming in his mind.

2. Japanese games tend to be more high brow than Western games.

Guns and tits? Japanese games tend to be Swords and tits so is there really a difference? Oh thats right its all about the stories right? You probably think Japanese games are this oasis of brilliant story telling right? Frankly speaking Japanese video game storytelling is a convoluted, overwrought mess that only those with a prejudiced preconceived mindset against Western games attach themselves to seem different when it comes to discussing the merits of geographical gaming.

Give it a rest. Weabos and fans of Japanese gaming are like the last few people going to discos during the Reagan Presidency.

Same here, game market in my pants is up but pants themselves are down. Sigh.... I'm out.

Lol, Rapelay says hello :D

One for Timmy, one for Timmy, one for Timmy, one for Timmy, one for Timmy, one for Timmy, one for Timmy, one for Timmy, one for Timmy, one for Timmy and of course one for Timmy, duh!

Hey...now that you mention it........*drool*

She's from Final Fantasy XIII.