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19 Nov

Why Isn't Grand Theft Auto HUGE In Japan? [Yoshiki Okamoto]

Game developer Yoshiki Okamoto is best known for his years at Konami and Capcom, where he worked on titles like Gyruss and Forgotten Worlds as well as his involvement in Final Fight and Street Fighter II. He's an industry vet and has been around. When he looks at the current Japanese game landsca...

Bury Kotaku October 20

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Microsoft told dev it didn't need Japanese games?

Here's a very interesting little bit of gossip. According to 1UP's interview with Game Republic president Yoshiki Okamoto, Microsoft once snubbed the Folklore studio over a proposed Xbox 360 game by claiming that it didn't need games for the Japanese market anymore. Game Republic wa...

Bury Destructoid September 11

Xbox 360 Arcade down to £129?

Woolworths to slash prices of Microsoft's box, says insider. An upcoming price cut could slash the price of the Xbox 360 Arcade console down to £129.99, a supposed insider at shop chain Woolworths has claimed. Click here to read the full article ...


It's 'almost too late' for Japanese games to match Western ones

Game Republic boss Yoshiki Okamoto believes that Western game development is more advanced than in Japan, claiming that it's "almost too late" for Eastern devs to catch up. Claiming it'll take more than "a single lifetime" for his homeland to reclaim the same kin...

Bury Destructoid September 10

"Western Games Are More Advanced Than Japanese" [Game Republic]

Gloom and doom time. Well, for Japanese game developers. While the country's game makers seems to be down on themselves of late, it's hard to separate that from stereotypical Japanese humility and plain old self-realization. Here's Genji developer Game Republic head and former Capcom producer Yos...

Bury Kotaku September 10

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