Quenchables: Shooters Sell, No Room For New Ideas – Hideo Kojima

Posted by: Ernice Gilbert January 4, 2012 in News 12 Comments

Hideo Kojima’s injected his take on the gaming industry, questioning whether Japanese devs can compete in the triple A market, adding that because shooters “sell like crazy”, there’s not much room for change… you know, new experiences. His quick, quenchable quote can be found below.

“It’s much more competitive now: if you look at triple-A titles on a worldwide scale there’s maybe only ten really big games that can get gamers’ attention, and I’m not sure how Japan can compete on that level.

I think it’s more consumer demand – right now, consumers are happy with what they have. First-person shooters sell like crazy, so there’s not really a strong demand for anything else, and that’s why [original ideas] stop being made.

People are satisfied with making minor upgrades and tweaking things here and there – as long as that’s the landscape, it will keep on happening. I don’t see a problem necessarily, but at the same time it is nice to see new things come.” – Hideo Kojima speaking to Official PlayStation Magazine.

rpatricky

Skyrim anyone?
http://www.gamesthirst.com Ernice Gilbert

Yep. The exact thought I had while writing this piece.
rpatricky

It’s probably just me but I have never cared for the MGS series at all.
http://www.gamesthirst.com Ernice Gilbert

It’s my fav of all time. Have you ever tried it? You’d need to start from the first to really understand its appeal. But it’s a topnotch franchise…
rpatricky

After beating the first one (ps1) I played the 2nd one and was not interested anymore. My brother bought the PS3 and MGS and I tried it and just didn’t care about it. I don’t like the slow pace. I’d sooner read a book. That’s just how I roll.
http://www.gamesthirst.com Ernice Gilbert

And nothing’s wrong with that, bro. Nothing at all. I’ve yet to have a good BF3 game with you…. Try to make the open lobby.
rpatricky

Yeah. It’s pretty much been me and Szegda1 going at it. We do the double team in tanks, buggies and choppers. We both have had a lot of freeze-ups in the game as of late. The other people I regularly play with have lives or are too stuck on the COD series to play.
Plus, It’s not fun playing with a squad member who still doesn’t use a mic..cough…cough.
http://www.gamesthirst.com Ernice Gilbert
http://www.gamesthirst.com Ernice Gilbert

Ouch. I promise by then to have one….. Promise.
rpatricky

I meant no disrespect. HA!
http://www.gamesthirst.com Ernice Gilbert

Oh I know. No offense taken at all!
nick

not much demand for anything else my a$$!
look at batman AC, skyrim, ACR, the notion that only shooters sell well is absolutely ridiculous!
japan can easily compete with the market, they just have to stop trying to be what there not!
as i said the other day, you dont go to suzuki looking for a top class supercar!
so why are asian developers trying to do western genres?
do what your well known for, what your fans want, and you will do fine!