outlawauron said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Carl2291 said:
darthdevidem01 said:
Carl2291 said:
The question is...
WHY do JRPG's need momentum again. What has caused them to LOSE momentum.
Why haven't they been selling as well as previous gens? |
NO evolution for most of the part
Declining console sales
JRPG's on handhelds are more powerful than ever
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1st point i can agree with.
2nd point is bullcrap. Wii is selling faster than anything ever. PS3 and 360 are gonna end up higher than any 2nd/3rd place consoles.
3rd point. Yup...
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1) Thats 1/3 in terms of you being right
2) wrong, console sales in Japan (I was talking bout japan) HAVE declined....handhelds have risen
3) 2/3 correct
I'll add in two more:
4) Xbox 360 -- most JRPG's have been on it (from big brands) & have all under-performed......sorry to be blunt, they have under-performed, especially the sakaguchi one's, TOV & SO4. IU & ES did above expectations
But hey when you combine TOV PS360 sales its one of the best selling Tales games in Japan
5) Final Fantasy 13 -- It isn;t here, it will bring JRPG fans to consoles, it will result in more JRPG's doing well as JRPG fans own PS3's
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IU and ES performed above expectations? How so?
Both were huge gigantic flops.
EDIT: Especiaily Eternal Sonata. Did that game even break 300k WW on both platforms combined?
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Well some JRPG's even on PS2 failed to break 200K in Japan
ES & IU weren't "high brand" ones, while Last Remnant (from S-E....seen to be a "RPG for the world" was), TOV/SO4 (from established high selling JRPG franchises in Japan) & The sakaguchi ones were of a high brand cus he made them
So I'll give the benefit of doubt to IU & ES
@Pristine
I know ROF could flop, it could be a terrible game too
so far the art style is dull.....all we've seen is gameplay in the tower, I hope we can go outside the tower/city thing
ROf in the end may just be a Valkyria Chronicles type "niche" success.....nowhere near the success xxain is hoping for
