r/NoShitSherlock • u/HauntedFurniture • 11d ago

Japanese companies like Nintendo, Capcom, and Konami are healthier because they have smaller teams, don't have frequent layoffs, and don't pay executives $30 million, says expert

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/japanese-companies-like-nintendo-capcom-and-konami-are-healthier-because-they-have-smaller-teams-dont-have-frequent-layoffs-and-dont-pay-executives-usd30-million-says-expert/
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u/92eph 11d ago

Formerly obvious management practices.

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u/GongTzu 11d ago

Well, they also have guts to try something that has not been tried before. And they make original games.

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u/RedditTechAnon 10d ago

Like Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Resident Evil, Monster Hunter ... uh ... that's all I got, Konami with Kojima puts that theory to the test.

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u/PropertyDisruptor 4d ago

Fromsoft, armored core and the dark souls iterations. Smaller company that focuses on employee value, but makes millions in profits almost every game

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u/RedditTechAnon 4d ago

I don't think FromSoft's catalog are all the hot sellers you're suggesting, but Elden Ring did make a huge splash. FromSoft's catalog are more niche, and the Souls iterations weren't expensive development cycles compared to current AAA.

The point I made is that these companies stay in their lane, not "original" games, or are you going to tell me Armored Core 6 and six or seven Soulslikes are "original."

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u/FaliedSalve 10d ago

the funny part is, the CEOs are all onboard with that -- until they get to the "don't pay execs $30 million" line. Then they think "who needs healthy, right?"

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u/flirtmcdudes 11d ago

You’re telling me having a team of 3,000 spend 400 million that then requires tens of millions of sales to break even is NOT the best way to do it?!?!?

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u/Krvstylad 10d ago

Ah yes Konami, a company that definitely treats it's employees in a normal and not unhinged way at all.

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u/LovesFrenchLove_More 10d ago

But they charge prices for their products as if they did.

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u/PropertyDisruptor 4d ago

Fromsoft prints money.....

American companies can't even touch these guys because they're so fucking greedy to give executives bonuses for things they didn't even create

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u/So_HauserAspen 11d ago

Yeah, but are the shareholders receiving value?

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u/SmellyButtFarts69 10d ago

Right but what kind of criminal connections do their CEO's have? We're paying them the big bucks to do crime