One of the downsides to appealing to a niche, is you limit your potential user base. Even if you have a fantastic product like Disgaea or Steins;Gate, a lot of people simply won’t experience it due to the gameplay. This was always something of a struggle for Utawarerumono. Tactical visual novels...

What makes Dynasty Warriors-esque games so popular is the simple and engaging gameplay. It doesn’t take a lot of thought to just put a lot of enemies on the screen, nor is it difficult to make a couple moves that can be used to dispatch these pesky enemies. Since it can accomplish so much, it...