Mikami: JRPG's were never popular in the west -- is he rite?

[darthdevidem01]

jarrod said:

Well, I wanted to argue against this, but literally every million selling JRPG in the west this gen has had "Pokemon", "Final Fantasy" or "Mario" in the title. :/

 

• Pokemon Diamond/Pearl (DS) Nintendo
• Pokemon Platinum (DS) Nintendo
• Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (DS) Nintendo
• Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time/Darkness (DS) Nintendo
• Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team (DS) Nintendo
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS) Nintendo
• Final Fantasy III (DS) Square Enix
• Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia (DS) Nintendo
• Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (DS) Nintendo

• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP) Square Enix

• Super Paper Mario (Wii) Nintendo
• Pokemon Battle Revolution (Wii) Nintendo

• Final Fantasy XIII (360/PS3) Square Enix

 

Last gen it wasn't all that different.

You had SO3, TOS (but SO4 is like basically at 1 Million combined)