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Khuutra on 12 March 2009
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NightstrikerX said:
pastro243 said:
I still think that the impact the TC is talking about is more than just sales, its sales and quality and the way FF7 is in the "legendary" status with games like OoT.

So pokemon may have sold more, but wont do what FF7 has done, it has the potential to do it, since it sells so much, but quality improvements are needed.

Sort of both, Yes. Pokemon has achieved Legendary status because it's so well known, but that has to do with the mass marketting that pokemon has recieved. Trading Cards, Anime Series, Spin-off games, Tamagatchi pets even! Many of those who have watched the anime show may be interested in buying the game because its a video-game based off a anime show they watch.

It's hard to put Final Fantasy 7 in the same light, yes. Final Fantasy 7 has recieved quite a bit of marketting as well but no where near as much as Pokemon.

The question that has people wondering now is that yes, Pokemon is more well known. That's been established as of the second reply to this thread, but pokemon won't and I don't believe ever will contribute as much to the JRPG genre as a whole than FF7 will. Every JRPG with a animated, CGI, FMV, etc cutscene owes that to Final Fantasy 7. We may not realize it but Final Fantasy's 7 impact could infact be greater than that of Pokemon. Even if some people don't care enough about their gaming history to study up on it.

No, they do not.