Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear Solid series, questions the point of Japanese developers having worldwide success.

"Do we really need to succeed worldwide?" Kojima said. "That's what I'm really wondering about."

"Everyone talks about overseas, overseas, but nobody's really thinking about what needs to be done if we want to succeed. We get obsessed with thinking about worldwide because we've had previous success with games and anime worldwide, but none of those successes matter nowadays," he continued. "When you're making a game, it doesn't matter what nationality the team is -- I think there was a lack of understanding among Japanese developers on that issue. It all comes down to the team you have. Even if I brought in the best developer in the world, it won't result in anything if nobody around him understands what he says."

Read what Kojima has to say about Metal Gear on NES, a game he apparently hates.

via 1UP

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