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“Even to this day, many schools dont teach this to new developers.
I think that Japanese people are not good at adapting technology from overseas.
Japan’s English proficiency might be related to its difficulty adopting English-made game engines.
Japan now ranks just 87 out of 113 non-English-speaking countries, while South Korea ranks 49.
Kim stops short of naming which Japanese games he’s referring to, however.
“China has great momentum as well.
They have a lot of hits, especially when it comes to mobile games.
“South Korean developers have a tendency to follow trends.
If there’s some new popular thing, everyone tends to go in that direction.
I hope it can trigger more South Korean studios to develop for other platforms,” Kim says.
