I'm impressed how they drew almost every single women in this picture in such a way...the only exceptions are conveniently far in the back.
Just a really poorly designed picture in general. Scaling is odd, no place for the eye to focus. Eugh.
I do wonder if part of the issue for games in Japan (and their sexualization) could be related to video games still being thought of as being for younger people and kids. This article seems to indicate the average age of Japanese video gamers is MUCH lower than most other parts of the world:
(translation by redditor)
After 10 mins google searching, I found only one relevant article. Professor Baba from Tokyo University states the average age of the gamers in Japan is 27 years old, compared to 37 years for USA and 41 years old for France.
edit: He also state smart phone games boosted the average age of Japanese gamers recently. So it suggests average age of "true" Japanese gamers are even lower and it matches my personal experience. (There had been negative campaign for gaming overall back when the Japanese gaming industry was still thriving and gaming is still widely considered something for kids.)
ゲーマーの平均年齢は米国が37歳、フランスが41歳なのに対し、日本は27歳
ビデオゲームなどの腕を競い合う「eスポーツ」。海外で盛り上がりを見せる一方、日本ではいまいち――日本eスポーツ協会の馬場章理事に理由を尋ねた。
www.itmedia.co.jp
I do think this also means that Japan's game developers (most are boomers, at this point) don't think much of their younger audiences, and care even less about exploiting them. Though I suppose that's a more general trend, especially with recent waves of conservatism across multiple countries.
www.theguardian.com
