News > Suda 51 Loves Us As Much As We Love Him
July 7, 2007
Goichi Suda CARES about the western market. He's actually into the west so much that he rocks cowboy boots regularly. More importantly, though, his development studio, Grasshopper, is focused on the western market.
In a recent interview, he said:
...more than anything we felt that Grasshopper's style is more suited to the foreign than the local Japanese market...
The Japanese fans are very important to me too, but we want to make a big breakthrough with the Grasshopper name someday, and to that end it's not enough for us to just focus on the Japanese market. I can't give you an exact percentage, but the Western market is extremely important. When I make games, I always put in a lot of effort toward making them with an image of the Western audience in mind. The Western market is that important to me. I don't make games with only the Japanese in mind, I treat it as though people from all around the world are going to play my games...
...another element is that the American and European audiences are more receptive to new games. They welcome change. The Japanese are more close minded and the market is showing signs of rejection towards new games....
Yeah, the west likes your games, Suda. Give us more of them!
*Eddie R Inzauto - Senior Editor, GameWad.com
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