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BengaBenga on 15 January 2009
Chrizum said:
I think this may be the end of the entire Tales franchise. I know Tales of 10 is still coming, but seeing this game getting discontinued, and despite high sales trackings of VGChartz, it seems ToS Wii sales have also disappointed Namco.

It's a sad gaming industry where one of the best genres (JRPG's) can't seem to make any profit anymore.

 

Well, consistently completely ignoring 1/3 of the market isn't exactly going to be beneficial for the commercial success of your game. It's ridiculous that a rather large company like Namco doesn't have a European office.



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FinalEvangelion on 15 January 2009
Chrizum said:
I think this may be the end of the entire Tales franchise. I know Tales of 10 is still coming, but seeing this game getting discontinued, and despite high sales trackings of VGChartz, it seems ToS Wii sales have also disappointed Namco.

It's a sad gaming industry where one of the best genres (JRPG's) can't seem to make any profit anymore.

 

Yeah.  The day the jRPG genre dies is the day I quit gaming.  I get this feeling it may be happening soon - the genre going like 2D spaceship shooters, or the DoDo. 

 

I always had the feeling that all the jRPGs on Xbox 360 was a last ditch effort by devs.  It seems to be coming true.

 

Tales of Vesperia is why I have a 360 in my console stash.  Next is Star Ocean 4.  When my choices come down to Casual games and shooters, I'm signing out.



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frictionini on 15 January 2009

they're already happy w/ the MS' m$. They already know from the start that it really won't sell well



 

Zucas on 15 January 2009

Dang I need to go buy this soon then before there are no copies but used ones left.



chaospluto on 15 January 2009
FinalEvangelion said:
Chrizum said:
I think this may be the end of the entire Tales franchise. I know Tales of 10 is still coming, but seeing this game getting discontinued, and despite high sales trackings of VGChartz, it seems ToS Wii sales have also disappointed Namco.

It's a sad gaming industry where one of the best genres (JRPG's) can't seem to make any profit anymore.

 

Yeah.  The day the jRPG genre dies is the day I quit gaming.  I get this feeling it may be happening soon - the genre going like 2D spaceship shooters, or the DoDo. 

 

I always had the feeling that all the jRPGs on Xbox 360 was a last ditch effort by devs.  It seems to be coming true.

 

Tales of Vesperia is why I have a 360 in my console stash.  Next is Star Ocean 4.  When my choices come down to Casual games and shooters, I'm signing out.

Could not have said it any better.

 



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Khuutra on 15 January 2009
FinalEvangelion said:
Chrizum said:
I think this may be the end of the entire Tales franchise. I know Tales of 10 is still coming, but seeing this game getting discontinued, and despite high sales trackings of VGChartz, it seems ToS Wii sales have also disappointed Namco.

It's a sad gaming industry where one of the best genres (JRPG's) can't seem to make any profit anymore.

 

Yeah.  The day the jRPG genre dies is the day I quit gaming.  I get this feeling it may be happening soon - the genre going like 2D spaceship shooters, or the DoDo. 

 

I always had the feeling that all the jRPGs on Xbox 360 was a last ditch effort by devs.  It seems to be coming true.

 

Tales of Vesperia is why I have a 360 in my console stash.  Next is Star Ocean 4.  When my choices come down to Casual games and shooters, I'm signing out.

....How do you mean, exactly?



Esa-Petteri on 15 January 2009
FinalEvangelion said:

I always had the feeling that all the jRPGs on Xbox 360 was a last ditch effort by devs.  It seems to be coming true.

 

Tales of Vesperia is why I have a 360 in my console stash.  Next is Star Ocean 4.  When my choices come down to Casual games and shooters, I'm signing out.

 

Hey, don't forget that there are better rpg:s available. Western ones, you could always play them if jrpg:s disappear.



pearljammer on 15 January 2009
Esa-Petteri said:
FinalEvangelion said:

I always had the feeling that all the jRPGs on Xbox 360 was a last ditch effort by devs.  It seems to be coming true.

 

Tales of Vesperia is why I have a 360 in my console stash.  Next is Star Ocean 4.  When my choices come down to Casual games and shooters, I'm signing out.

 

Hey, don't forget that there are better rpg:s available. Western ones, you could always play them if jrpg:s disappear.

No thanks. Diablo 3 being the exception, of course.

 



alekth on 15 January 2009

Western RPGs might as well be a different genre.



naznatips on 15 January 2009

I doubt the genre is dying, but it's the lower-budget efforts which are keeping it alive (Disgaea, Persona, The World Ends With You, etc.). These are generally better games than the high-budget ones anyway.