I figured out why Monster Hunter Tri sold less than the PSP games

[Boutros]

RolStoppable said:

Boutros said:
And how good the game itself is doesn't matter?
I mean one must remember that Tri is the best rated Monster Hunter based on metacritic (84). And the PS2 one is at 68.
That surely had impacts on the sales.

The bulk of MH sales happen in Japan where Metacritic has zero relevance. Besides, this topic is about MH on consoles vs. MH on PSP, not MH on the Wii vs. MH on the PS2.

Metacritic is just an indication of how good the game is. It's obvious Tri is more appreciated than the PS2 game (not only where metacritic matters...).

And you compared the sales of the Wii game to the PS2 one in your post.