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shio on 03 August 2009

JRPGs and WRPGs have been in decline since the start of this generation, but JRPGs are the ones in most peril.

MMORPGs have been pretty much the only ones that are helping the RPG genre.



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dorron on 03 August 2009

Eternal Sonata only got 230k????

Oh my god! But that game's a masterpiece...



arsenicazure on 03 August 2009

the only real disappointment there is ToV.. most of those games had high hopes but not high scores- something every1 factors in when they make a purchase.



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weaveworld on 03 August 2009

Those are some crappy sales. It will be harder and harder for developers to get big budgets for Jrpg's this way.



Lit09 on 03 August 2009

I just hope that FF XIII could set the bar for future JRPGs on consoles so that people will buy this kinds of games more.



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outlawauron on 03 August 2009
Undying said:
Domicinator said:
This thread has done me a huge favor. I played SO4 earlier this year and ended up hating it by the end of the game. I'm working my way through IU now and like it better than I liked SO4. But this thread finally gave me the kick in the butt I needed to go pick up Lost Odyssey. I played it for three hours straight this afternoon and LOVED IT!!!!! I can't wait for my wife to get off the TV so I can play some more.

Oh dear Lord.

What? I agree with him. I enjoyed IU much more than SO4.



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AlkamistStar on 03 August 2009

Just to "parrot" what everyone has said before, these are great numbers considering the install base in Japan for Xbox 360. New IP's, and it's still relatively early.



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outlawauron on 03 August 2009
AlkamistStar said:
Just to "parrot" what everyone has said before, these are great numbers considering the install base in Japan for Xbox 360. New IP's, and it's still relatively early.

Exactly, these numbers are good if you crutch it with all of those things. SO4 and ToV sold great for a 360 title, but terribly for a RPG in that series.



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tyig on 03 August 2009

ToV is boring crap, Lost Odyssey and IU are nice games.



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Riachu on 03 August 2009
shio said:
JRPGs and WRPGs have been in decline since the start of this generation, but JRPGs are the ones in most peril.

MMORPGs have been pretty much the only ones that are helping the RPG genre.

WRPGs have been increasing in popularity.  Fallout 3 and Oblivion have caused their respective series to go from cult status to mainstream popularity.  Even The Witcher, a game that didn't get much pre-release hype managed to sell 1.5 million copies.



 

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