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Minecraft bossed it in Japan on the Vita, but what else sold well?

Minecraft was the biggest seller on the Vita for many years in Japan, regularly keeping the format above water in hardware (with this natty limited edition) and software sales. Some latest data from Famitsu (via @GameDataLibrary) shows just how far ahead of the pack it was. 

We knew Minecraft sold a million from historic Media Create data. Along with global sales of Persona 4 Golden it is likely the only other game to hit that mark. Also of interest is the strong effort from staple series including God Eater, Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Sword Art Online titles. 

Everything else is pretty much fighting over the scraps, with Freedom Wars doing very well for a brand new title. Hopefully Sony will drag the shared-IP title back into the light soon, although with Sony Japan shutting down lots of development, maybe that was a last hurrah! 

As Japanese sales died off over recent generations, at least third-parties learned that distinctive titles like Danganronpa and would find an audience in the west, and hopefully that's one lesson the Vita partly gave the world. 


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