Not exact matches
Monster Hunter has always been much more popular in Japan than any other territory, but World could potentially be the game that elevates it
from niche Western
franchise to verified worldwide hit.
I think they were expecting relatively «big» sales for gravity rush 2 in a short time, but sadly, gravity rush is a
niche franchise, and this type of games tent to get sales on the long run, as people get to know them either
from youtube, friends or just out of curiosity, and good chunk of the time, they are considered just as good if not better than most mainstream games (especially in this generation).
The development team at Nihon Falcom has always been something of an underdog in the JRPG race for the last few decades — while Square and Enix thrilled the world with massive
franchises like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, Falcom was building its own
niche titles for Japanese PCs, ranging
from the long - running Ys
franchise to cute experiments like Gurumin.
This series went
from something very
niche to a
franchise that has become appreciated for what it is and hailed as one of the best AAA companies has to offer.