True (returning to the topic in question).
I don't know if the 2008-2012 was a stand-out period but we have from that a bunch of new IP's, sequels, deals and more importantly: the revival of the Sonic franchise in the public eye. All of this handled with the thinking minds of Europe and the Horrible marketing by America.
Often companies which make cuts and fired employees in a transformation situation, found something to grown just like SEGA found overall in 2008 and in the mobile market in 2012.
Maybe this year we could see something like that with the Pro-localization projects like Miku, DFC ,Yakuza 5 and the Atlus help; and also the deals/projects like the ones with Games Workshop and Microsoft. TWO big deals in better hands than the ones with Marvel ,Platinum and the Olympics those past years with the American output.