Yakuza is not just 'a success'. It's one of the biggest franchises in all of Japan.R_thanatos said:i really think you're spouting pessimism without restraint .
Yes konami was unable to difine themselves properly I agree ..
BUT for the rest i dunno what you've smoked . Sega is on teh verge of doing sonic generation AFTER colors and the DS/3ds sonic games are freaking fine , Sonic is waking up and doing fine so far . Yakuza is a sucess for them and it's a freaking game , valkyria is not gonna die , it will not be localised ( because sega doesn't believe in the psp OUTside japan )..
There are game coming from sega , look at them ..
SE is doing fine, their handled games are doing fine, their Ios games are doing fine, FF11 is still strong and while ff14 star was awefull they are clearly working on it with Several HUGE changes 1.18 to 1.20 DONE & Planned , FF13 was acommercial sucess and the demand for ff13-2 is clearly here ...
What's more they did a freaking job by acquiring deus ex HR makers and letting them do thing fine .. ( game is great ) if you've paid attention to what SE released , you'd see plenty of good/great titles ...
Level 5 is doing so fine , they have a US branch opening up ..Layton games ? Great . WKC ? Not for you but it's not shit ...the community Online is freaking healty and YOU'll STILL FIND PEOPLE Online on the first game servers ..
Your love has shifted ..you're willing go give a free pass to Activision & EA but not to Sega & SE ? the problem here is that your taste have changed , not the games fault..
There are plenty of Great game / good franchises this gen from Japan....
Continue to complain about shenmue , even if there are plenty of games like it ..BECAUSE YOU'RE UNABLE to MOVE ON
Don't know why anyone would question Sega this generation. I think of all the Japanese publishers, they've adapted best. You've got Platinum games that appeal to both sides of the world(though they're not huge sellers yet. I think they've got potential to be with both the West and the East.) You've got the Football Manager games with Europe. Sonic games always sell well, regardless of quality. It's not like Sega is spending big money on huge risks. They've been doing a great job of playing it safe. I think them becoming a publisher was a great idea, financially.