What's up with Wii in Japan?

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.jayderyu said:

Bamboleo said:
Unbelievably, JRPG's are a dying genre in Japan for home consoles, apart of known AAA franchises such as Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy.

Even Tales is underperforming this gen.

I believe that instead of changing focus, JRPG's produced for both consoles will be even less in the future.

I think it's very believable. It's been the same game for the last 24. Even 24 years of bombarding a game genre with the same game is enough to slow down sales of everything, but the big names.

FF's slowed slightly too, though that's likely due to the platform selection.  Had it been on DS, PSP or possibly even Wii, I bet it could've matched or exceeded what FFX/XII managed last gen.

Meanwhile DQ has posted a record high this gen (not just for the series, but for non-Nintendo games in general), MoHun's blown up and gotten HUGE and sparked a subgenre renassance, Pokemon's risen significantly from last gen, and we have actual new million selling IPs in games like Inazuma Eleven and (soon) Nunokuni.  JRPGs aren't dying in Japan, they're just changing.  Finally.