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Japanese 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"

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