Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune recently opened
up everything from the current state of Japanese game development to his
thoughts on the Wii U and more. Fez creator Phil Fish openly admitted how
he felt about the Japanese gaming industry, and he was even called a racist for saying that Japanese games sucked.
Inafune, while choosing much wiser words, pretty much made the same claim,
saying that he felt Japan wasn't taking the business seriously and expressing
concern over the lack of evolution. "I had wanted Japanese games to be
better. But looking back on the last couple of years, it hasn't changed. I had
hoped it would have gone better, but because it hasn't changed, it's probably
gotten worse." One of my favorite sides of the gaming industry is the
indie spectrum. Seeing it grow and watching as smaller developers create
compelling content has been something that I'm very glad to witness and
experience. According to Inafune, the indie side of things is great for
business, it allows for more developers to create games, and it pushes major
companies to work harder, delivering better content more frequently. "It's
a very good thing that there's growth in indie games," stated Inafune.
"There are more people playing games, but it also means there are more
people creating games. It creates a good competition, so it's very
healthy." The interview ended with some very interesting words from
Inafune. When asked how he felt about Capcom's treatment of the Mega
Man series,
the franchise creator said, "I probably feel the same way as all the Mega
Man fans. All I can
say is I hope to see the new Mega Man because
I've left a lot of people with my DNA [at Capcom]. But if they can't, I'm
always open if Capcom asks us to be the developer. We'd take it." Recently,
Inafune announced he was working on an "amazing Vita game."
No word on what he could have in store yet. Still, its certain there are plenty
of fans looking forward to seeing whatever the developer has in store for
Sony's latest hadheld.
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