What will 2010 be like for Japan and its smaller (but nevertheless relevant) game industry? Famitsu asked a few of ‘em in this week’s issue, and here are some choice quotes: – “In a way, video games are getting more ‘extreme’ than ever before. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is the spearhead of that movement. Seeing the sheer amount of detail put into portraying a modern battlefield really gave me a perspective into where video games are going in the future, I think. They aren’t ‘approaching’ films; instead, video games are horning in on the stage movies have set and actually surpassing it. Uncharted 2 had the same effect on me.” — Goichi Suda, head of Grasshopper Manufacture – “In Ace Attorney I created the games I believed were the funnest out there, and I appreciate the gamers who agreed with me on that. I’m taking the same stance with Ghost Trick ; I always want my games to be simple and fun enough…

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