When you take into account handhelds, especially DS. RPGs were the best selling genre last gen. Although the "RPGs" developed in North America are not really RPGs anymore, the RPG elements have been eclipsed by action adventure elements. So you could say RPGs on the North American front are dying due to heavy pollution from other genres. The Japanese RPG industry tends to still be intact, the biggest RPG franchise is still Pokemon by far.
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