360 tough market for JRPGs: Mistwalker's 3rd game canned

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Riachu said:

SmokedHostage said:

Riachu said:

SmokedHostage said:

akuma587 said:
JRPG's are a tough market in general. The genre is dying on consoles.

 

Fix'd.

 

Yeah, like the JRPGs on hanhelds are getting stealler sales

 

6 of Square-Enix's RPG's have sold 1 million or more on the PSP and DS. Then again, 3 were spinoffs and 3 were remakes.

Then why isn't TWEWY getting those sales numbers despite being a new game and not a remake of something from 15 years ago.  Don't get me wrong, 500K is good for a new IP from Square-Enix but still...

 

I think the sales of Dragon Quest IV and V, Final Fantasy III:DS, IV:DS, VII:Crisis Core, and XII:Revenant Wings still show that there's interest in the genre.  Also TWEWY is selling strongly to Kingdom Hearts fans as it wasn't advertised much, also we have to remember that Kingdom Hearts fanbase aren't necessarily DS owners.  Speaking of Kingdom Hearts, I think Kingdom Hearts for the DS and PSP will sell strongly along with DQ IX, they're potential console movers too.