Missed Monster sales
I bet Sony is kicking itself (in its butt) over its inability to wrangle up aMonster Huntergame for the Vita. Despite promising aMonster Huntergame would come toVita in 2012, the system is barren when it comes to that fast-selling franchise. You need only peep the handy infographic below to realize the hit Sony is taking.
This data pits the total retail sales of every Vita game in Japan against the retail sales generated by theMonster Hunterseries, which is sitting happily on the Nintendo 3DS. Yikes. Oh, and thoseMonster Hunter 4sales? The game released in Japan last week. Its 1.71 million retail copies sold alone almost match the number of Vita console sales in Japan.
For as grim as that graph looks, nothing can dull my enthusiasm for the console after aGravity Rushsequel was just confirmed. I love that game so much; it alone would have made buying a Vita worthwhile. But, yes, havingMonster Hunterwould clearly benefit the handheld’s continued existence..
