Not a scientific survey per-se, but...
By random chance, I glanced across this blog after completing my last post.
Wow. I'm pretty amazed at how people can play stuff that's pretty much the same darn thing over and over.
Yeah, as an unabashed consumer of JRPGs, at least there are a lot of distinct differences in gameplay, mood and how they go about doing things compared to the same ole same ole "Dash" type games and 3-matchers that have glutted the casual world.