[QUOTE="spinecaton"][QUOTE="0rin"][QUOTE="dru26"]Isn't the main reason people cared about Japanese game sales and popularity, outside of Japan because it would influence Jp devs to create games for the consoles they owned?
Well it appears that reguardless how poorly the 360 sells, the devs will support it.
Zhengi
And isn't it peculiar how Microsoft isn't exactly known for their frugality? this simply MUST be coincidence... right?
I wouldn't be surprised (at ALL) if MS didn't toss these japanese devs Inconcievable amounts of money to bring more japan-centric games to the 360, which is all but failing in Japan. I also don't even think its to appease the Japan crowd, but more to appease the american crowd by thinking they (MS) give a rats-patootie about .. well.. anywhere but America.
Though they also want the sales from Japan too. After all, its going to take more than just sales in America alone for them to realise their dreams of having monopolies on both the PC, and Video Gaming Console markets.
I think its good that Sony is seemingly partnering up with Google, which, if any company has the ability to steal a good chunk of MS's thunder, its them.
Wow. I'm rambling now. 8:21Am. I should go to sleep.
Feh! Sleep is for peopel with lives!The new JRPG IP's from Mistwalker and Eternal Sonata each sold better then a majority of JRPGs for the PS2. Xenosaga, Dark Cloud, Radiata Stories, Odin Sphere, Disgaea, Rogue Galaxies, etc etc all sold worse then Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, and Eternal Sonata. The only games that sold better were Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Star Ocean 3. Why shouldn't JRPG developers jump onto a system that show good sales for JRPGs?
Maybe because it costs MORE to make games for the 360 than the PS2 and companies need to sell a lot more than what Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, and Eternal Sonata need to sell in order to make a profit?
What? Half those games he list were made close to 5 years ago on a system that had 7 times the sells as the 360. Even before the 360 was released. If the games sell more then the games of last gen then what does it matter? How are the RPGs doing on PS3 and Wii?
What does cost of making the game have to with number of sales? From what all the numbers have told me is that JRPG market does not seem to be growing. It may even be shrinking.
And before anyone says im JRPG hater I have Played ALL of those games that have been listed.
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