>>720108462
there were straight up massive billboard ads around towns.
the game also has many shitty crossover shill promotions. twitter and tiktok plastered with it.
tons of interviews with yoship talking about his butthurt over the JRPG label and similar that were talked about everywhere heavily.

it wasnt a marketing failure. everybody knew the game was coming. it was an unappealing game failure.

>>720108640
people wanted a real remake, not whatever SE sharted out.