Is there a market for turn-based RPGs outside of Japan?

I bought a vita

sighs in oled*

Thanks for the advice spidershinobi! Wish I'd considered it sooner but it's really just a difference of pocket change so no biggie

As per my own opinion, I'm happy to divulge it what with the Kongtest drawing to a close:

In the modern day Western world, turn based RPGs have been shoved into a corner in favor of more action-driven games and mindless phone games that conform to the perception of Western tastes. From this comes the deceptively obvious conclusion: turn-based RPGs have little to no place in the Western world. However, take into account this is the narrative the corporate giants want you to believe all in favor of going where the almighty dollar trail is.

As my friend spider here brings up, you can't just have a great game and expect it to sell: market it and buyers will flock. This does not necessarily mean market in the traditional sense of running advertisements on television or on the web but moreso in the areas relevant to the prospective demographic. Sonic the Hedgehog has recently retained relevance because a. it is marketed on Cartoon Network via Sonic Boom b. Youtubers give the name tons of publicity whether good or bad c. the Twitter account and Youtube account have been posting outrageous, humorous content and d. cross platform availability.

True, Sonic is no RPG (except for that one game on the DS) but it does serve as a model for what RPGs can do to retain a place in the public spotlight. One thing Atlus has done that is similar (curiously, they are now a subsidiary of SEGA) to invoke their audience is host giveaways on social media, run Twitch streams with likable persons and, much in the vein of SEGA with Sonic, establish clout to their name within the entire genre of RPGs. By establishing customer loyalty via good relations and consistent products, companies like Atlus can very much develop an ever-strengthening guarantee on a return investment from what they put out.

It's also worth taking a moment to shine light on the term "consistent" because to earn the public's trustfunds, the company has to invest into more than new projects, they need to invest in new ideas and ones that capitalize on modern wares. Square did this twice with my beloved Dragon Quest only a matter of years ago, one to high success with Dragon Quest IX and another to shameful sales with Dragon Quest Swords. Both are great games no doubt but the point is that there has to be a reason people are talking about the new game that came out because of what it added to the formula (i.e. did you hear the new CoD has a nazi zombies mode? Ohmagerd, day 1 purchase!!!).

The wild card here is the new generation and whether they will find solace in playing turn based RPGs when they are conditioned to play online multiplayer FPS and sports titles but perhaps those are two tastes that the genre needs to find a way to accommodate. I worked at an elementary school for a while and I was in disbelief at how many kids knew and played the new Pokemon and though it's always been a stretch likening Pokemon to turn-based RPGs, that series has to be one of the torch carriers for the genre in terms of captivating an audience and building consumer trust.

A question now is how do we tap turn-based RPGs into our modern population's consciousness in order to create even a sizable fraction of the impact that Pokemon has had? How about is it even healthy for the genre to always be analogous to Pokemon figures? I love this topic because it paves the way to many different discourses.

I still play my old turn based Panzer General II which came out in 95-ish? If a turn based game is good, people will play it.

4 was great.  I only wish 5 got released in the States.  Let's not talk about Evolved.

Us filthy westerners can only play pew pew shooterz!!1!

How did that answer my question?