Matsuura: third-party troubles limited mostly to non-games

A couple of weeks ago, Parappa the Rapper creator Masaya Matsuura commented on the "DS software bubble," saying that it was increasingly difficult for third parties to sell games on the DS. He discussed the issue a bit more in a talk with GamesIndustry.biz, clarifying that he doesn't necessarily think it's a system-wide issue. In fact, it's relegated mostly to the genre in which the most saturation has taken place: the non-game. "...maybe at the end of 2006 to 2007 many titles - sequels - lost [money]. Very few titles are getting much better. This means, especially for the Brain Training titles or non-gaming content, it is getting difficult right now."

So those of you who were livid at the Major Minor's Majestic March director for saying something not entirely positive about something Nintendo-related can calm down now. He is saying something that a lot of DS gamers already know: there are too many knockoff training games.