Bravely Default
In 2012 and onwards, a surge in new JRPGs such as "Xenoblade Chronicles", "Persona 4 Golden", ', "Shin Megami Tensei 4", "Tales of Graces", ', ', ' and "Tales of Xillia" are generally well received by fans of the genre and some critics while a number of popular WRPGs such as "Mass Effect 3" and the PC version of "Diablo III" suffered from poor feedback by non-critic reviewers, especially on Metacritic. However, JRPG installments from mainstream franchises such as ' performed well below expectations, continuing the decline of mainstream JRPG franchises except Pokémon. With the exception of Pokémon games, individual JRPG sales continue to pale in comparison against individual WRPGs such as ' and "Guild Wars 2". However, JRPGs released by Nintendo continue to prosper, with Dragon Quest IX, Fire Emblem: Awakening, and Bravely Default selling well above expectations for the genre, and Final Fantasy XIV has reported such a strong revenue that Square Enix, its publisher, had expected turning a profit, so while certain games may still be ill-received, others are performing fairly well.