Keiji Inafune Explains All
As we know now, Keji Inafune, head of production at Capcom has left the company. But until today, there was speculation as to why he left and what it meant. And thankfully, Inafune-san has addressed the issues surrouding his departure, which go deeper than monet, fame or even loyalty to the company. He believes that the entire industry needs to change to move forward:"The reason why I'm quitting is basically because I think that the game industry itself must change the way it goes about making games,"say Inafune-san, "The really big wall that the Japanese game industry is hitting is the changing of its creators into salarymen...There are a lot of people who take their company's commitment for granted and don't work as hard as they should. This could be said of the entire industry, and of course Capcom is no exception." "I was in the position of being a naysayer, and yet was assured a paycheck the next month," he says. "No matter how much one is late or skips work, or even no matter how lousy a game is made, the next month's paycheck was always guaranteed." In short, Inafune-san is stating that the passion and drive to create excellence is waning in his estimation, where profits and paychecks are put ahead of desgning a first-rate experience for the consumer. He was also critical of how praise and blame were handled. Source: 1upADD ARTICLE:
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