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

[jarrod]

darthdevidem01 said:

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)

SO3 and TOS actually didn't manage it.  Neither does SO4 combined even (it's like 450k short).

For last gen, it's...

• Final Fantasy X (PS2) Square Enix 
• Final Fantasy XII (PS2) Square Enix
• Kingdom Hearts (PS2) Square Enix
• Final Fantasy X-2 (PS2) Square Enix
• Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (PS2) Square Enix
• Kingdom Hearts II (PS2) Square Enix
• Yu-Gi-OH! Duelists of the Roses (PS2) Konami
• Dark Cloud (PS2) Sony Computer Entertainment

• Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire (GBA) Nintendo
• Pokemon Fire Red/Leaf Green (GBA) Nintendo
• Pokemon Emerald (GBA) Nintendo
• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA) Nintendo
• Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team (GBA) Nintendo
• Yu-Gi-OH! The Eternal Duelist (GBA) Konami
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories (GBA) Square Enix
• Golden Sun (GBA) Nintendo
• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance (GBA) Square Enix
• Yu-Gi-OH! The Sacred Cards (GBA) Konami

• Pokemon Colosseum (GC) Nintendo
• Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GC) Nintendo
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles (GC) Square Enix