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Re: Feature: The Bloodthirsty History Of Monster Hunter, From Sony PlayStation To Nintendo Switch

koekiemonster

@glaemay it's also why Monster Hunter went to WiiU. It's about buying exclusives and Nintendo does that too. WiiU was the biggest failure ever and yet it did get a Monster Hunter game. I wonder why?

Vita did quit well initially in Japan. Also some of the best selling Vita games were Monster Hunter clones (like god eater, freedom wars, toukiden, soul sacrifice). It had the audience and the expectation.

Also, Nintendo didn't had the audience and 3DS wasn't a great success at launch (heck they had to lower the price enormously to get the sales up)
https://www.gamespot.com/forums/nintendo-fan-club-1000001/monster-hunter-tri-sales-considered-sluggish-27401917/
The sales on wii were sluggish where the sales on the port for PSP were brilliant. Logically they would have continue their relation with Sony for the next release, wouldn't they? But some company gave them a bag of money and promised a lot of marketing if they released the next chapter on 3DS (and wiiu lolz).