JAPANESE GAMING AM DEAD (casual games suck yet win this gen)

[disgruntled_jojo]

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=15560    :'(

September 20, 2007

Wii Sports, Monster Hunter Top Japan Game Awards

Wii Sports, Monster Hunter Top Japan Game Awards Japan's Computer Entertainment Software Association (CESA) has announced the winners of this year's Japan Game Awards, which it sponsored.

Wii Sports and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd for the PSP both took home the Grand Award; the former for its successful campaign to earn players in new demographics -- women and seniors in particular. Monster Hunter 2nd, in particular it's ad-hoc multiplayer mode, was recognized for core appeal as a "social phenomenon" among students in high school and junior high.

The complete list of CESA's Japan Game Awards winners is at the link.

(At least Ryu ga Gotoku got an excellence nod.)

[tiesto]

Monster Hunter is a casual game? In fact, aside from Layton and Idolmaster/Love and Berry/loli sims, nearly everything else on that list are certifiable gamer's games.

[Ichirou]

Uhhh...Monster Hunter is not a casual game.  At all.

[Van Cruncheon]

yeah, monster hunter is one of the least casual games imaginable.

[disgruntled_jojo]

I get it.  You're all teasing me.

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Wii Sports, you fools!

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