Hopefully the accessibility will be able to bring
this game out of the niche grouping and into the popular fighting game realm with the likes of Street Fighter, Tekken, and Soul Calibur.
Not exact matches
This type
of games is very popular in Japan and majority
of the
games have been developed by the Japanese The popularity
of these
games in Japan are borne
out by the fact that they always find a
niche in the weekly top 10 charts.
Japanese are both the prominent developers and players
of this type
of games The popularity
of these
games in Japan are borne
out by the fact that they always find a
niche in the weekly top 10 charts.
Considering that a majority
of people over the age
of 40 at have been
out of the dating
game for a considerable amount
of time and are now looking for ways to connect with one another; this is why an exclusive online dating platformlike MatureD focuses on a
niche to provide more convenient and exclusive service to people at such a stage in life.
When a genre is firmly established, two things generally happen - you end up with your
niche fans who almost exclusively live and breathe said
games, and you start to push
out a lot
of regular folk who are sick
of seeing the same thing over and over again.
Playing Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters was about as close as I come to relaxed reverie with a controller in my hand these days, and I'm glad that Natsume took a risk (and will likely take a loss) by bringing such a refreshingly quirky
niche game to break up the monotony
of infinite WWII recreations, look - alike FPSs, and customizable racing
games currently boring the hell
out of me.
It's a
niche game and people that want it will buy it regardless
of when it comes
out.
There are currently about 25 or so
games in the MOBA space that have been able to carve
out a
niche of dedicated players.
With a steady mix
of Wii U and 3DS
games on display, the developers are keen not to leave anyone
out, and their releases show a good range from the well known gentle RPG Harvest Moon: Seeds
of Memories to the more
niche developments
of Gotcha Racing and Brave Tank Hero.
Austin's Certain Affinity have carved
out a
niche for themselves as specialist level designers and code doctors for multiplayer shooters, contributing to the latter Halo
games and to Call
of Duty, including the just - released combat canine sim Call
of Duty: Ghosts.
To complete the
game you need to collect [EDIT: 70
out of 120 possible stars] in the
game, (although there is a small speed - running
niche that does all 120 star completions) so the first step for any speed - runner is to map
out their path.
It seems that as the indie scene grows more popular with the mainstream
gamer, «
niche genre»
games are pushed further
out of the spotlight for
games that feature tried and true, familiar elements.
The Japanese PC indie
game and dojin scene amazes me sometimes - mainly because there's so much good stuff
out there that barely even makes it onto the radar in the West, and is often startlingly playable in
niche genres beloved
of the hardcore.
Maragos goes on to check
out Valve's Steam content distribution system («For titles with little chance
of success in the Darwinian (no pun intended) world
of retail, Steam is more and more an attractive alternative»), and also discusses Xbox 360 Live Arcade, particularly mentioning the re-releases
of classic
games («Digital downloads
of cheap, legal emulated
games could fill a
niche that no retail channel has yet been able to provide, and ensure that yesterday's generation
of seminal
games isn't gone forever.»)
If you are one
of those who likes weird, cartoony,
niche games then this could be for you, but on the whole, there are plenty
of other
games out there you could play with this kind
of quirkiness and have a relatively better time.
But while Dance Dance Revolution still has its
niche carved
out, Guitar Hero carved
out an entire chunk
of the video
game market, allowing Rock Band to sneak in with it, and then imploded the genre entirely within a few short years.
I think they were expecting relatively «big» sales for gravity rush 2 in a short time, but sadly, gravity rush is a
niche franchise, and this type
of games tent to get sales on the long run, as people get to know them either from youtube, friends or just
out of curiosity, and good chunk
of the time, they are considered just as good if not better than most mainstream
games (especially in this generation).
It's certainly not the kind
of game that'll let you carve
out your own
niche in the SAO universe.
The fighting
game scene has been a bit
of a
niche market for quite some time compared to the most popular genres
out there.
Lacking the exceptional first party support and third party exclusives
of the PlayStation 4, the Nintendo Switch, or even the long - passed Wii U, the Xbox One carves its
niche out as a competent home media center and place to play your workhorse multi-platform
games.
In these times
of contraction, when even the most successful
game - media outlets are experimenting with ways to stay relevant to
gamers, I think there are things to learn from these more obscure mags, eking
out their little
niche and thriving off it.
XSEED
Games, quirky localization company and lovable bastards responsible for putting
out niche - within -
niche Japanese
games for the American audience, have ensured their place in Mecha Valhalla with their announcement
of a North American release for Solatorobo.
But is Earth Defense Force 4.1 the
game that is going to break the series
out of its
niche and into the mainstream?
Meanwhile, Telltale Games has carved
out a
niche as a specialist developer
of episodic narrative dramas, based around well - known TV and
game brands.
An interesting development as a result
of Fibbage «s connect - through - the - Internet controls is a
niche the
game's already carving
out: the ability to play along with a streaming player remotely.
DB: So, Josh and I, our favorite console is the [Sega] Dreamcast, and we kind
of feel like the Vita is the modern Dreamcast, because there is a lot
of niche games on there that are just completely
out there and different... it just seems like there's a lot more experimentation going on, on Vita
games, and it has such a wide variety
of games.
In short, the
game undoubtedly takes a lot from the Souls genre, but it does a remarkable job
of carving
out its own
niche.
In the realm
of eSports and on the couches
of your average
gamer, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT looks like it can carve itself
out a nice chunk
of the arena fighter
niche thanks to its incredible combat that's easy to learn and difficult to master and its Final Fantasy charm.
It is currently the only
game of its type to be announced which gives Angry Mob Games a massive
niche to carve
out.
Luckily for the small
niche of Japanese citizens who love Advance Wars, the
game eventually came
out, in 2014, for the 3DS, as a downloadable Platinum reward for the new defunct Club Nintendo.
It's not the prettiest racing
game out there and those that can't get over the whole «turning left» thing might find it a
niche title but fans
of the sport will love it as it is a lot
of fun, and it is fun that counts.
If Sony can dish
out a satisfying number
of games that take advantage
of the unique design possibilities
of virtual reality gaming, Project Morpheus might find its
niche.
I don't play», even on super
niche titles that took years to come
out of Japan, they don't care, they've had other titles translated for the past 20 years and they will stick to them, some people even don't like undubed
games because they don't like reading subtitles... (I've actually seen that too from English speakers regarding Yakuza lol)
«Delayed uptake» projects the future
of VR / AR as staying in the
niche video
game world and lacking the overall proper improvements in the technology for it to branch
out to other industries.
The decision to swap
out the relatively
niche The King
of Fighters with Dragon Ball FighterZ makes sense, but Capcom's
game looks like it was removed purely because fans didn't stick around.