Yoko Taro Told to Make NieR: Automata With Japan in Mind

NieR series creator Yoko Taro was told to make NieR: Automata focusing on the Japanese market without worrying about overseas reviews.

He then added that it was NieR: Automata Producer Yosuke Saito who “ordered” Taro to make a game “for the Japanese market without worrying about overseas reviews.”

Here’s another direct from Yoko Taro regarding the instructions Producer Saito gave him on NieR: Automata: “I remember he said something like “Yoko, you’re incapable of making games for overseas, so (at least) give it your best for the Japanese market.””