Are Japanese games no longer relevant in the "west" ?

I've heard this debate over and over JRPGs are Crab compared to western RPGs or people just don't give a Crab about Japanese games anymore.......I think Japanese games not only are still relevant but are still far better than western games
not a single western game would be on my top 50 favorite games list

But what about you? How do you feel about this trend?

No way!
Japan knows how to make fun games better then any western country

Nah. Don't think so at least...

Japan rules over the primitive games of the "west" mwahaha you know I'm just kidding right? As long as a game is good it's relevant what is irrelevant are unimportant factors such as the region in which a game is developed

I'm not sure but Japan receives all the coolest games and technology, while we get to wonder what it's like.

I just want Xenoblade Chronicles NOW D:

Theyre still relevant to me.

They're definitely relevant in the west, but they're not as in-your-face with advertisements as the latest shooter might be. People still eat up all of Nintendo's major franchises, as well as several child-friendly and mature franchises. Games like Demon's Souls seem to be doing well, same with fighters.

I do sense something of a decline, but I believe it's because the western industry has now had time to establish itself whereas Japanese companies dominated other generations where AAA games are concerned.