Top 10 Genre Defining Game Franchises Of All Time

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mjk45 said:

I think when it comes to FF7  (B) is your answer and that's because of it's western sucess

Pos	Game	Americas	Japan	EMEAA	Worldwide
1	Final Fantasy VII (PS) Sony Computer Entertainment, RPG	3.09	3.93	2.70	9.72

Pos	Game	Americas	Japan	EMEAA	Worldwide
1	Pokémon Red / Green / Blue Version (GB) Nintendo, RPG	11.44	10.23	9.70	31.37
2	Pokémon Gold / Silver Version (GB) Nintendo, RPG	9.14	7.21	6.75	23.10
3	Pokémon Diamond / Pearl Version (DS) Nintendo, RPG	6.78	6.04	5.01	17.82
4	Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire Version (GBA) Nintendo, RPG	5.74	5.38	4.26	15.38
5	Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (GB) Nintendo, RPG	5.98	3.16	5.50	14.64
6	Pokémon Black / White Version (DS) Nintendo, RPG	4.10	5.40	2.63	12.13
7	Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen Version (GBA) Nintendo, RPG	4.45	3.15	2.89	10.49
8	Pokémon Heart Gold / Soul Silver Version (DS) Nintendo, RPG	3.75	3.96	2.72	10.43

Yeah, that argument don't hold up so well here. Each one of these has their western sales higher than FFVII's. Keep in mind that three of the games on this list are officially "spin-offs".

Unless by success you mean critical reception amongst "core" consumers, which wasn't what I was originally referring to at all since I was basically saying that the only JRPG a lot of people have played is Pokemon.