>NES
Birth of the JRPG genre
>SNES
JRPGs are their peak
>N64
No JRPGs. All of the JRPGs moved to the Playstation.

WHAT HAPPENED???

Nintendos refusal to adapt to new tech.

>>714250094 (OP)
Jrpgs were a great compromise to put on big or flashy games on weak hardware. With CDs the flashy part was often taken care off by including prerendered cutscenes and backgrounds. N64 carts simply lacked space for that.