Wondering which RPG series Japanese gamers favour the most? Well, Famitsu has run a customer poll asking which series they prefer above others and the results are nothing short of surprising. The top three RPG series as voted by readers of Famitsu are Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy and Pokemon. You can view the top ten in its entirety, below.
- Dragon Quest series – 366 votes
- Final Fantasy series – 361 votes
- Pokemon series – 135 votes
- Tales of series – 84 votes
- Shin Megami Tensei series – 44 votes
- Persona series – 41 votes
- SaGa series – 29 votes
- Kingdom Hearts series – 23 votes
- Suikoden series – 22 votes
- Mother series – 19 votes
WHY THE FUCK IS KINGDOM HEARTS SO LOW!?!!?!?
It’s always been like this in Japan. Not a surprise.
Kingdom Heats is based on Western Disney cartoons and movies… Japan does not relate to the game like we do.
True
Where the fuck is Fallout, the God of ALL series ever?
Not an fucking RPG.
*Not a JRGP.
Not a turn-based RPG but still a RPG. And this from Japan so thez shouldn’t be surprised.
dragon quest is not a surprise but final fantasy is, I always thought that japanese gamer would prefer tales of or pokemon series.
Nope, there’s a reason why the FF13 Arc lasted 3 entries. Although, keep in mind that this is from a single publication.
Famitsu is a force in Japan though so this does hold some weight to it.
R.I.P. Suikoden
Whelp, I now understand why so many of my friends in Japan own Slimes. Regular slimes, Plush slimes, Limited edition Silver Slimes, etc… I liked Tales series because of the non traditional fighting system. Key word; Traditional===Japan.
I heard that when ever a DQ game releases is like a holiday. Everyone takes the day off. I’m not sure how true this is but damn if its true.
holy shit wtf xD
Like I said, Ive only heard, but It wouldn’t surprise me if it was indeed true.
Uhhhh…. Mother couldnt even get 20 votes? ;-;
Honestly, that’s not a surprise. It’s a small series that has a strong cult following, but you can’t compare it to the other juggernauts in the RPG genre.
Thought Persona would have been higher. I suppose Atlus (and Nintendo) did get two series on there though, so that’s an accomplishment in itself.
Because the Persona/Shin megami vote got split. I’m sure if they counted it as one mega franchise it would have been higher.
To be fair, Persona is only labeled as SMT in the West. It’s a marketing thing. As far a Japanese people know, although Persona originated as a SMT spin-off, it is now its own franchise, not a sub-series.
Even then, I thought Persona was widely more popular than SMT.
Smt has always been more popular in Japan, persona is only popular outside of Japan because of the social links
It kinda feels weird to me that I actually like Kingdom Hearts more than Pokemon… And given my name.
I like both.
Suikodens been dead for years but it still manages to rank, awww yeah
Kingdom Hearts is DEFINITELY for the West.
Pokemon would probably be higher on the list if Nintendo brought the game to home consoles. Both Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy have up to date console games with amazing beautiful visuals. The best Pokemon has ever looked is on the 3ds with X and Y. In other words, Ps2 graphics…(ok maybe a little better) Nintendo is so terrified (or stubborn?) of taking Pokemon off handhelds they are essentially letting the series fall behind…
Lol, no. Unless you’re talking about the battles, any 2D game looks relatively better than XY.
Because even Nintendo knows Pokemon is way too short, simple and casual for a home console game. Even on the competitive side, it’s better to have it on handheld.
Legend of Heroes didn’t even make it, disapointing but not surprising
Rip suikoden :(
Where is the Xeno series?
If only Tales Of was as popular here as it was in Japan…
Can’t believe the Mother series in # 10.
Other than Mother, Dragon Quest is the only one I have any interest in. I’m very surprised I never played any of them. The art style always reminded me a bit of Pokémon, mixed with something else.
Perhaps Dragon Ball? Same artist.
IS # 10*
SECRET OF MANA.
The voter turnout seems suspiciously low for such a wide-reaching publication like Famitsu… Did they just posted the poll for one day??
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