Inafune derides Japanese games industry

Capcom's research and development boss Keiji Inafune has derided the state of the Japanese video games industry at the Tokyo Game Show, reports Destructoid.

Speaking at a Dead Rising 2 press event, Inafune stated that the new titles being shown at the exhibition do not bode well for the industry's future prospects.

"When I looked around all the different games at the TGS event floor, I said, 'Man, Japan is over. We're done. Our game industry is finished'," he said.

"But, just so you all don't think that the game industry is finished, Capcom is doing our best. I wanted to [have] this party and show you there are still some kickass games out there coming from Japan."

Inafune is a big believer that Japanese studios should think globally, a mission he has tried to foster at Capcom, including Dead Rising 2 being produced in collaboration with Canadian developer Blue Castle.