So some (mostly plausible) things I wanted to see this year but didn't.
SMTxFE gameplay, Dark Cloud 3 announcement, Drakengard 3 localization, FFt-0 port announcement, Tits 2, maybe something new about that Monolith 3DS game, a finalized name for X and new details about it instead of just gameplay, Crimson Dragon not being xbone exclusive.

I never got into these games because I figured that eventually even playing it in short bursts I'd get tired of it and abandon my town, come back a year later with it looking awful and making me feel guilty like Dissidia makes me feel after going back to it from a lengthy break.

I'm pretty sure they don't have any changes besides HDifying though, even with 10 being horribly unbalanced and desperately needing a decrease in encounter rates/grinding.

Well looks like they thought at least japan was too boring.
Also saw people suggesting it could've had martial arts, but Ubi would probably claim it'd be too much effort to get an expert on at least one fighting style and animate it.

And then also Russia seems to be a pretty popular one that people want.

I remember reading that the AC4 people thought Asia was too boring, even though they could've set it around one of the China/Japan disputes, had pirates and actual assassins (ninjas) but still have naval battles since people liked those a lot.
I'd like to see them do the French revolution since their main studio is french canadian.

They'll also probably subtly stick in a jab at game piracy in a game about good guy pirates.

30 per month would easily go over that $400 (in just over a year) estimate people keep using for it, that'd be even worse unless you planned to have it for a few months.

wrong guardian?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002BSA18K

Call of Metal to Duty and Battle Honor Field

Wasn't entirely sure I should post it in this thread but (under announcements)

Meruru on PSP?

I could see someone doing that with some games, especially anything uber difficult like Dark Souls because it feels like a monumental achievement.
And then some games are too depressing (in a fantastic way?) for some people to do anything but drink it away after finishing.

So basically

FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC

(?)

I never called it one, but it strikes me something probably wouldn't happen with this new president.


Not a thing but actually like expressed interest in doing it, but rereading it now I just misread it/remembered wrong.

So, a few points I'd like to make:

- He was probably just referring to the fact that they had some embarrassing attempts to reel in fans of "shooters" with Front Mission Evolved, Gun Loco, Mindjack, etc.
- And then the fact that they tried giving Nier global appeal by making him an adult.
- Nanashi no Game's localizing getting turned down for lack of guns and violence (etc etc) seemed to be a side effect of this mindset.
- Even a major FF (T-0) with a supposed localization couldn't get out of Japan, though one of its creators did want to port it to 3DS iirc.
- Most of the games they localized this generation were entries of their cash cow franchises (FF/KH) and mobile games, everything else (tri-ace stuff, tactics ogre, nothing else really comes to mind) seems like it did okay or below expectations.
- With that in mind how much less could they really localize with FF and KH doing generally better in NA than Japan?
- I think this new president mentioned something about wanting to focus on stuff that makes them money (for now at least?) and big budget games that try to have global appeal but fail to return expected profits are an obvious place to start with that.
- This old article is old but relevant and it seems to me like more or less at rock bottom.

Not even gonna play portable games?