Grey21 on 14 May 2010
Maybe in the 80's and early 90's JRPG and WRPG were two sides of the same coin but those days are long gone. Back then both genres were limited to the developer's skills, time and money. WRPG were hold back the most, when the gaming industry grew so did the genre. Its gone all ways, from openworld exploration to world altering choices and life simulation. JRPG were apparantly fine with what they were back then now they just look nicer.
So maybe WRPG and JRPG were never part of the same genre to beign with, JRPG are very much RPG just not by the same definition of someone who makes WRPG. I happen to agree with Bioware but I can see its all about perceptions not facts.
