How long until people start getting bored of FPS games?

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DMeisterJ on 10 July 2008

How long until people get bored with the Wii?

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360/PS3/PC gamers maybe, but Wii owners are starving for them

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famousringo on 10 July 2008

Are Japanese people really getting bored of JRPGs? Seems to me they're just buying them for handhelds and not consoles.

I understand where you're coming from, though. It seems like any half-baked FPS can launch on X360 and get at least 500k sales. I like a few FPSes, but surely there has to be a saturation point somewhere!

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Riachu on 10 July 2008

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you think people are going to get bored with shooting people for fun. NEVER!

It would kind of get boring to play the same genre, especially when innovation is hardly there, if ever

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Riachu on 10 July 2008

famousringo said:
Are Japanese people really getting bored of JRPGs? Seems to me they're just buying them for handhelds and not consoles.

I understand where you're coming from, though. It seems like any half-baked FPS can launch on X360 and get at least 500k sales. I like a few FPSes, but surely there has to be a saturation point somewhere!

In terms of hardcore games, JRPGs are still the most popular genre in Japan.

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ultraslick on 10 July 2008

If it hasn't happened by now, its not gonna happen.

FPS's are a great driving force in the progressive movement of consoles. (because they typically stress the hardware as much as possible)

-this is a good thing.

-This is also the reason the wii has no shooters.

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Until next gen...

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flames_of on 10 July 2008

Not to mention, they are very multiplayer oriented rather than single-player which adds to appeal...
So if any genre is to pick-up, it is likely to be another multi-oriented one.

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