There's little doubt though, that while Dark Souls as a series is soul - shatteringly hard, it's also one of the more
popular niche games to arise in the last generation of consoles.
Not exact matches
Whether you're creating something that already has an audience — a new version of a
popular video
game, an upgrade to a current product — or developing something new that targets a
niche crowd, you'll want to uncover and tap into specific communities before you launch your business campaign.
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.
Monster Hunter has always been much more
popular in Japan than any other territory, but World could potentially be the
game that elevates it from
niche Western franchise to verified worldwide hit.
All of the Japanese company's
games are based on more or less
popular anime and manga series, so they're rather
niche titles with dedicated but limited public.
Playing old
games will never be as
popular as playing new
games as is effectively a
niche product that will get some use, from some people, some of the time.
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.
Tactics
games, such as Final Fantasy Tactics and many other, are grid - based RPG combat
games, and have been an enduringly
popular (if somewhat
niche) genre.
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The fighting
game scene has been a bit of a
niche market for quite some time compared to the most
popular genres out there.
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.
Games like Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Streets of Rage, and many other
games that are no longer in the
popular niche.
I don't think the higher prices will carry over to the US, in Japan it's normal to make
popular games cost (sometimes significantly) more whereas in the west
popular and
niche games all carry the same pricetag.
Typically most
popular in the Call of Duty franchise, most
games with a form of an online community seem to incorporate their own take on horde - mode; to base an entire
game on that mode is risky, as it may only be inclusive to their
niche demographic, if it highlights what other
games tend to have as a supplement to the core experience.
Virtual reality (VR) continues to dip into less
niche areas, and it now seems it is
popular enough for online video
game stores to tempt prospective customers to buy into their products.
Since the launch of the PlayStation 4, PS Plus has moved away from offering
popular retail releases to subscribers such as Bioshock Infinite and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, in favor of
niche indie
games and port.
But if you look at the free - to - play Flash
game ecosystem, you'll see a lot of young designers creating graphic adventure
games, and they're quite
popular with a certain
niche.
With a steady stream of
popular Street Fighter
games, a
niche Darkstalkers fan base and an acclaimed Marvel hit X-Men Children of the Atom it was time for Capcom to revisit their Marvel licence.
While the series kept on chugging, for years it would end up in its own little
niche,
popular only among its hardcore fans, with «professional» fighting
game players scoffing at each new release.
Wizardry (and to a degree Ultimas 1 - 3) was pretty
popular, but it was never more than a
niche game.
2D platformers have gone from the most
popular genre in gaming to a small,
niche genre for older
gamers who
What I'm saying is that both
games are made by Japanese developers, had a big following in Japan and a
niche following in the West, and eventually became crazy
popular worldwide.
2D platformers have gone from the most
popular genre in gaming to a small,
niche genre for older
gamers who want to mainline nostalgia directly into their veins.
Popular apps like Facebook, Twitter, Netflix and Spotify are available, but niche games — apart from incredibly popular titles like Monument Valley — are
Popular apps like Facebook, Twitter, Netflix and Spotify are available, but
niche games — apart from incredibly
popular titles like Monument Valley — are
popular titles like Monument Valley — are absent.
We'll probably see such
niche peripherals become more
popular as more
gamers pick up VR systems and want more realistic controllers to complement the already immersive VR gameplay.
That being said, the real surprise isn't in racing
games this time around, but in Granzella and Bandai Namco's
niche new IP City Shrouded in Shadow that managed to captivate a portion of the Japanese audience with its
popular kaiju and mecha, and with its general craziness.