Is the JRPG/FF run over?

[Alic0004]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

Alic0004 said:

Khuutra said:

dtewi said:

Dude, you could NOT have said a WORSE thing at the end of your post.

OT: No.

He says, after having played neither.

OT:

Nah, not really. Keep in mind, the genre is a lot older than the PS2 and has staying power out the wazoo. FF's popularity might be waning, but Pokemon is goingn strong an Dragon Quest is actually getting more popular with time.

Also, you might be able to draw some kind of link between FF sales performance and the fact that it is the first Final Fantasy not on a first-place console.  So even believing that FF is waning based on Japanese XIII sales seems a bit myopic.

 

 

 

JRPG sales have nothing to do with not being on a first place comsole. It has everything to do with the quality of the launch JRPG's and the major focus Sony has on the western audience.

Also good points!  You can't totally dismiss the possibility of what I said also being a factor in the big picture, though.  Especially when it seems like a pretty obvious explanation...  Not without some proof, anyway.

 

I do absolutely agree though that Sony shifting its focus to compete with Microsoft and the Western audience for a certain type of gamer has hurt JRPGs compared to last generation.  It seems like Nintendo is picking up some of the slack for the genre though, which is surprising and great.  (Really looking forward to all the new IPs they've got coming.)