It's no secret that Namco Bandai's Tales of series is far more popular over in Japan than it is in North America or Europe.
For North America, one could say it had to do with the timing of the release of the two PlayStation games or games like Tales of the Abyss. For Europe, it could be attributed to the fact that the post-Tales of Symphonia releases were the North American versions with a new label.
In this first of several articles, Tales Union goes in-depth into where Namco Bandai has went wrong, and how they can save the Tales series outside of Japan.