| Fight-the-Streets said: I'm just speculating here why FFVII Remake (Intergrade) and FFVII: Rebirth are selling badly in Japan: I think a reason for it is Tifa. I think her look is very much catered to the taste of western men. I don't think Japan likes her design very much. |
Nah, I think there are multiple issues for this. The mainline Final Fantasy games have been primarily Playstation focused and Nintendo has been the primary gaming platform in Japan for sometime now. Japan has been portable focused for quite awhile and Sony gave up on that space. Square Enix, in my opinion, slaps the Final Fantasy name on too many titles. So they've created two issues. Gamers don't know what to expect from a Final Fantasy game and they've fractured the fandom. People have different expectations of that FF game is and when that expectation isn't met, they don't buy the game. Finally with Sony basically turning their back on the Japanese market, they've limited sales of any games they have that would appeal to Japan.
