GamesRadar+ @gamesradarplus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Japanese 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 www.gamesradar.com/games/japane...gamesradar.comJapanese 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"They didn't get swept up in the live-service trend, or into these mega-blockbusters with 500-person teams"7:00 PM · Sep 17, 2026 16376107
Wil Overton @wiloverton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialTBH, I feel like we all could have had a guess at the reason and pretty much come to the same conclusion. Not much expertise necessary. 1450
Marc Deschamps @marcdachamp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialKind of a “well, duh,” and I think it’s very telling that the one Japanese company that did all those things (Sony) is the one having a lot of issues at the moment. 1140
The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 17/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialAlso, drinking water is recommended for your health. 1141
Dancesport Is Life @mattatddnet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialYeah it’s almost like having labor laws that protect the worker actually stop businesses being shitty. “Experts” rip on Japanese companies for not being “competitive” enough during periods where American/Western companies scale irresponsibly, as they had been before this crash. 0404
Lorenradis @lorenradis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialAlso, common sense?… 250
Lorenradis @lorenradis.bsky.social · 18/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialReally like, how could anyone be surprised that prioritizing the people who make the product you sell is the path to a successful business? In this case, prioritize being taken to mean through monetary compensation and job stability. It’s not altruism it’s just good business. 060
Mike Loves Rabbit @mikelovesrabbit.bsky.social · 18/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialfolks are gonna claim this is a cultural thing or just the japenese industry being smarter, but the reality is japan has stronger labor laws and these companies would be pulling the same shit if it didn't 0243
haunt2much (COMMS OPEN) @hutch2much.bsky.social · 18/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialwe gotta get ourselves some of those labor laws 110
Luis Indepels @luis-indepels.bsky.social · 18/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialIf you compare the CEOs pay of Boeing and Airbus, while they have a very similar basic salary, the US' CEO total package is very reliant on stock options. In the end, Boeing's CEO takes home nearly double that of Airbus'. This over-reliance on stock options is not good for long-term corp governance 010
Domen Kozelj @domenkozelj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialSurprised pikachu face! 000
Wortex17 @wortex17.bsky.social · 18/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialbsky.app/profile/did:...Wortex17@wortex17.bsky.socialA lot of glazing going on in the comments here about Japanese labour laws. Konami is listed in the title - the same Konami that literally locked in their workers for crunch. As much as I love Japan, crunch is even prevalent outside of games there don't miscredit their "healthy" jobs as sanctuary. 130
Mido @cathedralofshadows.bsky.social · 18/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialWhile I do understand the immense value that proper research of subjects like that, it does sound hilarious in the same way "researches find reasons to believe there's water in the ocean" would. 031
pregnant in the snow shivering wearing rags balding no money🐉🔞 @samedragontime.bsky.social · 18/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialliterally not true. all three companies have serious labor law violations. konami's employees are basically slaves who get spied on. 110
Tampache's Varied List of Games @tampache.bsky.social · 19/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialyeah, been saying it for ~15 years. y'all just woke up or...? not like the west is even trying to fix their shitshow (they just double and triple down) 000
Hyenodile ☕👉bio @alexhyenodile.bsky.social · 28/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.socialwhaaaaaat 000
Jacqposs @jacqposs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026↪ Replying to @gamesradarplus.bsky.social....Konami treats their creators like anonymous money machines and only give credit to directors and higher ups in video games and tabletop projects, and for YuGiOh they don't even credit Kazuki Takahashi since his death. Konami employees are basically wage slaves. 000