Yep, if you’re into weird stuff then Japan may be your calling. Go on, take the risk, create the funky stuff, make the home brew and logon for fame and fortune in Japan…. maybe.
Reuters and the Japan-U.S. Game Divide
“If you make fighting games, you’ll do well in the United States. If you do racing games, you’ll do well in Europe and if you make role-playing games and really weird stuff, you tend to do very well in Japan,” said Hiroshi Kamide, analyst at KBC Securities in Tokyo.
Good little glimpse into the importance of cross-culture in the gaming industry.