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This Week in Games - Thanks for 2017, Japan!

In fact, Mario Kart 7—yes, the six-year-old 3DS game—has outperformed Yakuza so far this year.

Disney Afternoon Collection: When I first saw this, I thought they were bringing back the actual programming block (I'd say "one can dream", but no, not even in this case). Anyway, this is a really good idea and a good way to experience the nostalgia of when Capcom released memorable games based on Disney licenses, but the reaction to it not being available for Switch has been absolutely hilarious and is the only thing people are focusing on about it. I doubt most Switch owners would actually play this if it was made available for the system, so why is there such a major backlash against it? Yeah, I know these titles were all originally NES titles and therefore the collection should be for the Switch too, but that seems to be the only reason they give. I thought Switch owners wanted the Switch to play brand new games, not old school game collections.

But that being said they could at the very least had kicked out with a 3DS version even the Megaman Legacy Collection had a 3DS port.

The mid 90's to early 2000's is when Japan really shined in game releases on consoles. 2017 can't even stand on late 2013 at this moment although EDF5 and Gundam Versus are pretty much are going to be good along with Dragon Quest XI. 8th gen has been the absolute worst when it comes to Japanese releases (the releases came too late in the PS4's lifespan and it took forever to even get this far, heaven forbid you only had a WiiU or an Xbox One instead of a PS4, 3DS, or a Vita and not enough games compared to the PS3).

Sad, but not the least bit surprised to hear Gravity Rush 2 isn't selling well. It just always felt like the game was going to get ignored by the general gaming community regardless of its quality.

Though it's a deeper dive than this paragraph can adequately explore, it's super cool than an American publisher can give some doujin business a bit of localized love.

You can absolutely pick out terrific Japanese games from the past couple of years, but we're only two-and-a-half months into 2017 and already have a half-dozen major home console games that range from great to excellent. Resident Evil 7. Yakuza 0. Nioh. NieR: Automata. Gravity Rush 2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

But I'm endlessly amused that Atlus is putting out the beach day DLC for free, when most publishers would charge extra for it.

CAPCOM announced this week a release called the Disney Afternoon Collection, which collates a half-dozen licensed NES classics in a single $20 package. Those games are Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 1 and 2, Darkwing Duck, DuckTales 1 and 2, and TaleSpin.

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You can absolutely pick out terrific Japanese games from the past couple of years, but we're only two-and-a-half months into 2017 and already have a half-dozen major home console games that range from great to excellent. Resident Evil 7. Yakuza 0. Nioh. NieR: Automata. Gravity Rush 2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

I think this is just a coincidence, honestly. "Yakuza 0" came out in Japan 2 years ago, "Nioh," "Automata," and "GR2" were originally supposed to be out last year (and the first of those was announced over a decade ago), and "Zelda" was delayed how many times?

... and "Zelda" was delayed how many times?

You can absolutely pick out terrific Japanese games from the past couple of years, but we're only two-and-a-half months into 2017 and already have a half-dozen major home console games that range from great to excellent. Resident Evil 7. Yakuza 0. Nioh. NieR: Automata. Gravity Rush 2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. That's a world class lineup of games,

Is this praise translating to sales? In some cases, but not necessarily. At retail, RE7 has done very well, as has Nioh, but games like Yakuza 0 and Gravity Rush 2 have done significantly lower numbers.

BadNewsBlues wrote:

But that being said they could at the very least had kicked out with a 3DS version even the Megaman Legacy Collection had a 3DS port.

Valid point.

Hoppy800 wrote:

The mid 90's to early 2000's is when Japan really shined in game releases on consoles. 2017 can't even stand on late 2013 at this moment although EDF5 and Gundam Versus are pretty much are going to be good along with Dragon Quest XI. 8th gen has been the absolute worst when it comes to Japanese releases (the releases came too late in the PS4's lifespan and it took forever to even get this far, heaven forbid you only had a WiiU or an Xbox One instead of a PS4, 3DS, or a Vita and not enough games compared to the PS3).

Where do you see this trend going, Hoppy? Any thoughts on future game development trends?

I've noticed even more that Japan is Americanizing their games more and Americans are praising them more. I don't like this because I like the traditional Japanese type games for what they are/were. I don't want open world sand box zeldas. I don't want god of war hack and slash rip offs. I don't want grand theft auto rip offs.