Why did ni no kuni and xenoblade go so bad in japan, compared to the west?

[outlawauron]

IsawYoshi said:

Sparks said:

IsawYoshi said:

Mnementh said:

IsawYoshi said:

Torillian said:

Mnementh said:
As I didn't try Ni No Kuni yet, I can only speak for Xenoblade: it may be a JRPG, but it plays and feels like a western RPG. It has taken over all the good points: many side-quests, more or less open-world etc. So, while technically it is a JRPG it is at the heart a WRPG, so it has more success in the West.

Is it really that must of a WRPG?  I mean everything I played reminded me of an MMO and that's definitely not something totally foreign to Japanese consumers.  I'd say it's more more MMORPG than WRPG.

A JWMMORPG it is then

Yes, I must remember this. JWMMORPG. And you both are right, that the adopted mechanics are not specifically WRPG (as nothing really defines JRPG and WRPG beside the country of origin), but for me it felt like Baldur's Gate reborn, so I got the feeling it is more an WRPG.

I talked about this with KHlover, and the thing I got to say about this is that the developer making the last story are situated on hawaii. That is a jrpg game, but should by the whole country of origin thing mean that the game is a wrpg (mind=blown)

wow I had no idea about this.

Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mistwalker is a co-developer similar to Red Entertainment and Armor Project,outsourcing development duties to other companies (including Artoon and feelplus), preferring to focus primarily on the story and music portions of game development, as well as generally overseeing the process. Nobuo Uematsu, known for his work in the Final Fantasy series, has written music for various games developed by Mistwalker.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistwalker

Still a Japanese company run by native Japanese people.