By now the console will be well established, with a user base large enough to attract studios large and small, not to mention having a sizeable enough market share for publishers to take a gamble by
releasing niche titles.
Part of the reason for the delay seems to be that both Slightly Mad Studios and publisher Bandai Namco have realized that the holiday season is just too jam - packed with releases to
release a niche title like Project Cars.
At it \'s principal of finding new ways to
release niche titles, I \'m certainly a fan of this kind of innovation and I \'m looking forward to seeing it evolve.
Not exact matches
However, the hugely increased production costs and timeframe involved for massive AAA
titles might push something of that magnitude into the far future, allowing a smaller
niche release like Bully 2 to jump in sooner.
It wouldn't be surprising to see Fatal Frame
released on the Wii U in the West some time next year, as that is exactly the path that smaller
niche titles like Fantasy Life, Bravely Default, and Yokai Watch have taken on the Nintendo 3DS.
I wouldn't want this sort of approach for all or most
releases, just very
niche titles or reprints.
It's too bad to see this happen to a company who
releases so many
niche titles and has been around for as long as Media Blasters has.
«New micropresses, small presses, and
niche presses (like Marcher Lord Press) will meet the needs of many segments of the reading population that are not being served by the increasingly narrow and conservative
titles that will be
released by the major publishing companies.»
I personally think it's a mistake to
release too many remakes and that they should focus on newer, less
niche titles instead.
The games I like to play... JRPG's or
niche Japanese
titles... typically aren't broken on
release, and while I have a massive backlog as well... probably more than yours spanning 30 years of gaming... I still get stuff day one.
August was a huge month for PlayStation fans, with games such as Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
releasing as well as more
niche titles such as Yakuza Kiwami and Everybody's Golf.
In the middle of all the massive blockbuster
releases like Battlefield 1 and Tomb Raider, Giants Software has decided to
release a more
niche title, Farming Simulator 17.
We live in a different sort of world these days, often getting localizations of
niche titles before they're even
released in Japan.
While it has never been able to find much success outside of Japan, the series still enjoys a healthy
niche audience to this day, with the latest
title, Ys 8,
releasing on PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4.
It was a
niche title released on a
niche system so it had a very constrained audience.
While it's a pleasant surprise to see a
niche Japanese
title getting a physical
release (a first for the Project DIVA series in Europe), it shouldn't be a surprise to learn that the basics of the main rhythm game haven't greatly changed from the previous installments.
The mention of Atlus is especially nice, as they are a company recently acquired by SEGA who knows how to
release niche Japanese
titles in the West.
For the first time in a long time I am really looking forward to the
release of a
title of this very
niche genre.
SEGA of Japan has been embracing the idea of
releasing some of their «
niche» packaged game
titles with such examples as the Mandarin
release of Phantasy Star NOVA and Shining Resonance.
Back when RDR
released, the western gaming genre was something a
niche, and one without any particular example of a quality
title to show for it.
To be fair, it has been a relatively quiet week in terms of new
releases, which is why we can see a number of developers taking advantage of the lack of competition by
releasing niche / indie
titles.
The 3DS is also home to some excellent
niche RPG
titles (the Shin Megami Tensei and Etrian Odyssey franchises, and though I can't personally vouch for them, Harvest Moon / Rune Factory), some delightful download - only games (Mighty Switch Force, Attack of the Friday Monsters, Pushmo / Crashmo, Picross), and of course the slate of first - party
releases.