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FinalEvangelion on 15 May 2008
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Sullla said:
FinalEvangelion said:

Yeah. I'm starting to think jRPGs and hardcore Japanese games is going to be the big loss this generation. The younger generation wants cooking, housekeeping, pet, and various daily routine simulators, while the older generation that likes jRPGs is waning off.


Or... maybe the publishers of JRPGs should try putting them on the platform that's selling like hotcakes before crying over terrible sales. There's been two RPGs of any note on the Wii: Super Paper Mario and Dragon Quest Swords. Neither one really fits the mold of a traditional RPG, and neither one was exactly top quality. Both sold more than 500k copies (in Japan only) - more than any game released on the PS3 so far.

I mean, the Gamecube didn't exactly sell RPGs too well last generation either in Japan (unless you count Animal Crossing, which is really a stretch). Paper Mario was the best at 458k, and the next-best after that is FF: Crystal Chronicles (358k) and Tales of Symphonia (314k).

The second-place console in Japan just doesn't sell much software, period. It's not a genre thing. (Another quick example: the DS and PSP seem to be selling RPGs just fine.

  Of course Mario and Dragon Quest will sell alot. 

 or take a look at (Japanese quality games on Wii):

 

Zack and Wiki - 30k

No More Heroes - 40k 

 

It's sometimes better to put these kind of games on the 360 over there.

There is this problem also... 

 

 

 

I think we will know where Japanese devs stand on the Wii at E3 and TGS.  Right now, I don't think there is very much incentive to put quality stuff.



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