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Japan and South Korea's gaming market is about to crash.
Kiyoris
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For one simple reason.
They are what is now called "super aging countries".
Japan and South Korea, have the fastest aging populations in the world, and have the oldest people in the world.
They have very low birth rate, and more importantly, extremely low immigration.
This is without a doubt, going to affect their gaming market.
They are what is now called "super aging countries".
Japan and South Korea, have the fastest aging populations in the world, and have the oldest people in the world.
They have very low birth rate, and more importantly, extremely low immigration.
This is without a doubt, going to affect their gaming market.
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Thanks for the head's up!
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I self identify as a monkey.
But again, thanks for the warning. I'll be sure to sell my Nintendo stock in the 2030s
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" In February this went a step further as the government essentially capped gaming revenue. Today, an individual in Korea can spend no more than US$300 on online games per month." and "With the little money that they can spend on MMORPGs, they were not that interested in the local titles."
So basically in Korea, spending $300 a month on MMOs is considered little?
that is crazy to think about. is the whole of Korea addicted to video games? so much so that they have to be regulated by the government? I honestly just thought the idea of a "Korean gamer" was just a borderline racist stereotype.
Also, in a case of prophetically bad timing you released this shocking revelation just as China reversed it's one child policy so we can expect significant population growth in the region if not in Korea and Japan.
Probably for the same reason we got JPGs of sensational headlines instead of links to actual information.
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The SAME people playing games, will pretty much be the SAME people playing them tomorrow. Over TIME things will change from today. As others have pointed out, using the phrase "about to crash" was blatantly misleading, and incorrect.
Or tell you what. How about you tell me when it's going to crash. Is it next week? next month? What's ABOUT TO mean? Then you come back at that time and prove you were right and the next Nostradamus. Until then pull a Houdini for us.
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I was enjoying my life......up until I read this. Now I need therapy.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/china-one-child-policy-abolishes-1.3293742
While some people here are scoffing at the notion that an aging population will have a negative effect on the economy it indeed will.
Dunno if I would go so far to say the mmo scene is going to collapse though.
Brenics ~ Just to point out I do believe Chris Roberts is going down as the man who cheated backers and took down crowdfunding for gaming.
Once japan and korea eat western garbage everything will be ok, oh and mass immigration from 3rd world countries ofc.
It was in 2014, spare me your jokes if you don't understand the thread.
I should be dead by then!
Also, how are they aging faster? Here, in America, people age 12 months every year. How many months do they age per year?
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Kyleran: "Now there's the real trick, learning to accept and enjoy a game for what it offers rather than pass on what might be a great playing experience because it lacks a few features you prefer."
John Henry Newman: "A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault."
FreddyNoNose: "A good game needs no defense; a bad game has no defense." "Easily digested content is just as easily forgotten."
LacedOpium: "So the question that begs to be asked is, if you are not interested in the game mechanics that define the MMORPG genre, then why are you playing an MMORPG?"
People are talking about the population as whole when they talk about aging of countries, not individuals.
'Sandbox MMO' is a PTSD trigger word for anyone who has the experience to know that anonymous players invariably use a 'sandbox' in the same manner a housecat does.
When your head is stuck in the sand, your ass becomes the only recognizable part of you.
No game is more fun than the one you can't play, and no game is more boring than one which you've become familiar.
How to become a millionaire:
Start with a billion dollars and make an MMO.
Japan also has the highest debt to GDP in the world, which is affecting the economy too
gaming is a large industry in korea and japan, it is a measurement stick like any other
That's why its funny.
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Kyleran: "Now there's the real trick, learning to accept and enjoy a game for what it offers rather than pass on what might be a great playing experience because it lacks a few features you prefer."
John Henry Newman: "A man would do nothing if he waited until he could do it so well that no one could find fault."
FreddyNoNose: "A good game needs no defense; a bad game has no defense." "Easily digested content is just as easily forgotten."
LacedOpium: "So the question that begs to be asked is, if you are not interested in the game mechanics that define the MMORPG genre, then why are you playing an MMORPG?"
Maybe give Warren Buffet a heads up too...
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