metalslimer
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I say this in every damn Vita-related topic, but it needs repeating...
Monster Hunter....that's ALL this system needed.
Price is not the problem
Proprietary stick is not the problem
Late PSX support is not the problem
Any hit 3DS game besides Monster Hunter is not the problem
People will continue to over-analyze this for years, but Monster Hunter killed the VITA, just like it gave the PSP life. Nintendo knew this, so they secured the whole fucking franchise (by whatever means).
That's it, nothing else worth discussing in "why the Vita failed".
Then what would sell it in the west? Simplifying it down to MH ignores some of the huge mistakes Sony made and puts more of the blame on Capcom/Nintendo than Sony for failing to have adequate Japanese support lined up to begin with, overengineering the thing out of range of a price drop, terrible advertising, etc.