The Video Game Industry has gone through significant changes in recent years with the advent of 'Motion Control' and 'High Definition Game Consoles.' During this tumultuous and exciting new time for the Video Game Industry, the types of games that are now popular among the public are drastically different than the best-selling games of ten years ago. This is to be expected, as the Video Game Industry is a technology industry that is constantly changing. As a result, people's perspectives on certain genres have significantly changed over the past few years--partly due to the new types of games they're playing, but I'd also argue this is because of how certain games are portrayed in the media.
RPGs, well actually JRPGs to be specific, were once lavished with praise by the gaming press. Magazines and websites, including the revered EGM praised JRPGs during the Playstation-era for their artistic and gameplay achievements. Games like Final Fantasy IX and Chrono Cross nearly received platinum scores, because these games outshined many other games of the era. Both games had incredible artwork, beautiful music, interesting stories, and excellent battle systems. Since then, RPGs have arguably become somewhat stagnant. Some people said the same thing after the SNES era, so really, it all depends on whether or not you appreciate the changes that were made.