Japanese PlayStation fans have been left without a Monster Hunter title since the release of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd for PSP and PS3 in 2010 and 1011, and maybe it’s time for them to move to a new monster hunting franchise.
Now it seems they are indeed moving on, at least if the Amazon Japan best sellers charts have to be believed.
God Eater 2 and its expanded release Rage Burst still have many fans due to their availability on portable consoles, so they're still getting figures.
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate has been discounted to $16.33 on 3DS and $19.79 on Wii U. Also on sale are Monster Hunter 4 ($28.99) as well as the upcoming Monster Hunter Generations ($31.99 for Amazon Prime members).
Check out a gallery of images for the epic-looking figure, designed by Final Fantasy's Tetsuya Nomura.
I have God Eater 1 and Monster Hunter for PSP/Vita.
And to be honest, I like them both. The battling is kinda for different tastes. The fighting in God Eater is blazing fast. The battling in Monster Hunter is slow and deliberate (and more emphasis on actual "hunting"). So just because one sells more doesn't mean people moved from one to another. They can find enough variety in both to like both.
But yeah, it's still good news for the Vita and the G.E. series. Hopefully it comes to America.
GoD Eater 2 Seems Very Impressive than MH these gen.
Soul Sacrifice, Toukiden(spelling?), and now GE2. Vita is getting some 'boss hunt' love.
Or...
Toukiden, which is the closest to Monster Hunter that I've* seen on the Vita, is pushing Japanese sales of the PSV to higher / better levels. Due to more people adopting the Vita over games like Toukiden (we also saw a big boost with the price drop / when Soul Sacrifice released), you're simply seeing GE 2 getting sales from people looking for titles on the Vita. Also don't forget the fact that GE 2 was recently announced to have 2 collectors editions (one with a Vita), which tends to always raise interest.
That's not to say God Eater 2 is lesser or anything, just saying that there are other factors that are coming into play. Just like I keep posting / telling people, no single game (baring something amazingly amazingly amazingly amazingly awesome) can save a system. It will always be a combination of factors that push people to update, which in this case looks to be the Vita price drop in Japan, the release of "Monster Hunter" genre games (Toukiden, Soul Sacrifice, God Eater 2, Freedom Wars [not 100%, but it's certainly looking to be awesome whatever it actually is!], Ragnarok Odyssey, Ragnarok Odyssey Ace, Lord of Apocalypse), PlayStation Plus offering solid Vita titles in Japan and finally the 100+ PS1 classics you can score with Plus in Japan.
* I platinumed Soul Sacrifice / Ragnarok Odyssey and played Lord of Apoc (it's impossible for me to platinum due to region) extensively, so I do have experience with all these titles!
Well, maybe japanese gamer got a bit bored with MonHun. I mean, Capcom release a lot of MonHun version in a short time. Than mabye they want to try another fresh alternative like Soul Sacrifice, Toukiden, and God Eater. And for the looks of it, those games got a good response from japanese gamers.
But i still don't understand why Capcom refuse to make a new MonHun for Vita. if they make a new Monhun for Vita and 3DS, i'm sure they generate more profit.