Can Splatoon sell more than FFXV in Japan?

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teigaga said:

llazy77 said:

If FFXV fails the future of console RPGs in Japan is screwed well according to Tabata.
http://kotaku.com/the-final-fantasy-xv-problem-1631021969

So in terms of whether console games will be received moving forward, it's not to say that I don't have any concerns at all, but I believe that it'll really depend on how Final Fantasy XV does. Because I really want more people to enjoy games in the living room, on a big screen. If Final Fantasy XV doesn't do well, perhaps there's not much of a future for console games. It kind of really depends on how that goes.

99% of Japanese devs haven't made a big budget RPG in years. Its kind of a realm exclusively owned by SE and even then the games aren't frequent, FFXV will be the first this generation (3 years in). FFXV will do well (1.5) but it also won't change the direction the industry is moving in. As a few others have suggested, I think the NX is the future of the Japanese market.

Personally I think the lack of daring with Japanese devs is a major part of the problem. Why should Japanese audiences invest in a premium experience with the PS4 if the vast majority of developers won't take advantage of those platforms anyway?