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Japan's Biggest Gaming Franchises!

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Of the games that third parties publish, we've taken a look at every franchise with over 100,000 units in sales, and primarily those developed in Japan. Here are our picks for 10 franchises worth keeping as retail games, 10 that should be scaled down to downloadable or mobile titles, and 5 that should be discontinued.
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- Final Fantasy
- Metal Gear
- Monster Hunter
- Dragon Quest
- Samurai Warriors
- Resident Evil
- Street Fighter
- Soul Calibur
- Devil May Cry
- Kingdom Hearts
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- Pac-Man
- Sonic
- Marvel Vs. Capcom
- Ace Attorney
- Dead Rising
- Tekken
- Mega Man
- Silent Hill
- Phantasy Star
- Castlevania
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- Dead Or Alive
- Monster Rancher
- Valkyria Chronicles
- Disgaea
- Onimusha
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To read, the full article, head to ign.com:
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Skip to the discontinued and downloadable section, you might get a good laugh.