Why is only FF and Dragon Quest JPRG:s selling well?

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sc94597 said:

Pokemon sales>Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest

To answer you question; Jrpgs are pretty niche outside of Japan. I guess most Westerners have different tastes than the Japanese. Same reason FPS don't sell to well in Japan.

 

O dont get how JRPGs are nich gaming when they sell better then most WRPGs. The only WRPGs that I have ever heard of doing will are the Bioware ones. Bethesda's are off and on with certain ones getting press(oblivion). All others hardly ever get over 1million in sales. The top ten best selling franchises are mostly comprised of Japanese made games, toping the list with Pokemon at number 2, Final Fantasy at number 4. I dont even think a Western RPG is in the top ten at all. I remember a time when JRPGs were just called "RPGs", the change didn't happen till the flood of xbox WRPGs.

Americans like the Japanese games more then most give us credit for. And JRPGs are not "Niche" but actually the dominant RPG period in North America, why do you think the world goes crazy over the tiniest bit of info on a Final Fantasy?