I hate to sound like a broken record of the thread, but yes Catherine and the persona franchise are barely a blip on the radar.
Consider Altus was touting Demon Souls as their best selling game ever, and even that is a more niche title.
Its a JRPG type game which is already a niche in and of itself, So your looking at a niche of a niche. Not going to register a lot of concern when even the largest portion of people who play games will have never heard of the game, much less the general public.
I know I had never heard of the franchise before Persona 3, and had it not been for one highly pissed off fanboy who wanted to make my life miserable because his copy had not yet come in, I doubt I would have known about the series before frequenting this forum. I think that is sort of indicative of the way most of the potential market look at this specific franchise.
Outrage will invariably be drawn to the most readily accessible and highly visible examples. Look at "Satanic rock" of the 1970s You had infinitely more people outraged at KISS a group that barely spoke about anything offensive compared to a group like Black Sabbath who actually referenced Satan in a few tracks. But large stadium shows and shiney glittery make up were much more visible and easier to target.
Consider Altus was touting Demon Souls as their best selling game ever, and even that is a more niche title.
Its a JRPG type game which is already a niche in and of itself, So your looking at a niche of a niche. Not going to register a lot of concern when even the largest portion of people who play games will have never heard of the game, much less the general public.
I know I had never heard of the franchise before Persona 3, and had it not been for one highly pissed off fanboy who wanted to make my life miserable because his copy had not yet come in, I doubt I would have known about the series before frequenting this forum. I think that is sort of indicative of the way most of the potential market look at this specific franchise.
Outrage will invariably be drawn to the most readily accessible and highly visible examples. Look at "Satanic rock" of the 1970s You had infinitely more people outraged at KISS a group that barely spoke about anything offensive compared to a group like Black Sabbath who actually referenced Satan in a few tracks. But large stadium shows and shiney glittery make up were much more visible and easier to target.
