Very little by the way sales are going. Which was sort of my secondary point. HD content really doesn't matter... all that matters is content.

It's like mustard. Even the best mustard in the world is only going to do so much for a boiled hot dog.

Graphics are really only going to matter in a case where the two products are similar enough where you need a change.

If "the world ends with you" is any indication of innovation from Square,
then the Wiimote could do a lot for JRPGS, remember its
more than just pressing buttons, or waggle, the options open
up for even designs. ie. SSX blur used gestures, Okami drew stuff.
SSX used RF and the accelorometer while Okami uses the IR.

The point is that the question isn't what can it do, it's what can't it do. You figure
that out and you can understand how not to over complicated a game.

Not all JRPGs are menu games or turn based, but even that could be augmented bit by bit,
look at what they did with FF3 on the DS.

Squares quite capable of making a great RPG on the Wii, main FF seems to be the issue though.

Honestly main FF or not I'm sure all Wii owners just want a steady, fun game, they do this and
they have my $50 preordered.

Japan did have access to HD-TV's true, but whats the point if they had to be exposed to the
gradual incline of native 720p to 1080i to 1080p. At a minimum most of them that have
HD tvs should have 720p display.

(I wish I could verify but again I'm on my PS3, and the browser does only the basics.)

In the end you'd figure PS360 would be selling like nicotine laced hot-cakes.

After this post I'm going to find out which System has the most software atm and I'll let ya know
where jrpgs are going. I'm going to count VC also and XBLA and PSN.

The content and quality of the game are far more important than either the interface or the hardware power.

 as shown in SMG!

With RPGs numbers don't matter, but who the fanbase is.

If a console is able to take hold of a certain fanbase than it makes that console the obvious choice regardless of overall players. That's why games like Carnival Games will sell well only on Wii, it has that puzzle loving fanbase.

I imagine that the PS3 will get some SRPG with games like Disgaea 3 and Valkyria Chronicles getting those hardcore SRPG fans on board who will buy all the SRPGs that come out.

yep, Disgaea is a perfect example, if that game bombs (under 150,000 life time)

Then it's going to be a winner take all kind of deal.

FF can do whatever it want's SE can't actually bomb an FF anymore, unless they screw up the this and the next
two itterations.

 I think that SE is already well on it's way to destroying the mainline FF franchise, I've been a big fan of the series, but I honestly care very little for the route that FFXIII looks like it will take.  I'm far more interested in Crystal Bearers and Tactics A2. :)

*considers FF XII to be a pile of garbage*