"Do we really need to succeed worldwide?" he asked. "That's what I'm really wondering about. Everyone talks about overseas, overseas, but nobody's really thinking about what needs to be done if we want to succeed. We get obsessed with thinking about worldwide because we've had previous success with games and anime worldwide, but none of those successes matter nowadays," he went on.

"When you're making a game, it doesn't matter what nationality the team is -- I think there was a lack of understanding among Japanese developers on that issue. It all comes down to the team you have. Even if I brought in the best developer in the world, it won't result in anything if nobody around him understands what he says," said Kojima.

As far as I can tell, the US has terrible taste in video games, Japanese video games are about the only ones I like.

Sadly other then a few genres Japanese video games have gotten much much worse over time.


Oh yes, must remember to note, indy isn't included in that, and indy games from all countries are better then mainstream games.

I can agree, I had seen too many games get ruined due to game developers trying to appeal to all nations by westernizing it, thus killing the games story and plot in the process.

As far as I can tell, the US has terrible taste in video games, Japanese video games are about the only ones I like.

Sadly other then a few genres Japanese video games have gotten much much worse over time.


Oh yes, must remember to note, indy isn't included in that, and indy games from all countries are better then mainstream games.