Nintendo 64 Lost to PlayStation Because Japanese Gamers Prefer “Depressing Games”

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Barkley said:

Top 10 sellings PS1 games in Japan:

1. Final Fantasy VII - depressing
2. Dragon Quest VII - distressing
3. Final Fantasy VIII - sad
4. Final Fantasy IX - joyless
5. Resident Evil 2 - hopeless
6. Gran Turismo - bleak
7. Hot Shots Golf - soul-crushing
8. Resident Evil - miserable
9. Derby Stallion - so depressing I've never heard of it
10. Gran Turismo 2 - Very Very Sad

so emo scene in japan happened in the 90s? during the fall out of the grunge era in the US... mmmmm