Kotaku: "Remember how popular Monster Hunter was on the PSP in Japan? And how it became a system seller for the Sony hardware? And how the PSP was pretty much the machine Japanese people used to play Monster Hunter? Remember that?"
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.
Monster Hunter X sold 1,542,104 units within its first two days of sale in Japan, according to a Famitsu report. The number includes retail copies, download cards, and the Monster Hunter X Special Pack. (It does not, however, include sales of the download version through the eShop.)
Additionally, 3DS hardware (including 3DS LL, New 3DS, and New 3DS LL) moved a total 133,628 units, compared to the previous week’s 33,203 units.
Here’s Monster Hunter X‘s launch numbers compared to previous big 3DS titles:
(Note: These are all according to Famitsu sales numbers.)
Pokemon X and Y – 2,096,050
Monster Hunter 4 – 1,875,115
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – 1,617,949
Monster Hunter X – 1,542,104
I hope so too, but judging from past titles we'll be waiting for the ultimate version before they decide to localize it.
good to see strong console software sales come out of japan.
Yes, That means that One Kid You Knew in Elementary School's uncle at Nintendo will still have a job! ;)
When Monster Hunter gets made for a non-Nintendo console I'll be more interested. I'd be much happier with a PS4/Xbone version with fully integrated online play.
There will be a MH online that runs on CryEngine 3. I also hope this one makes it here.
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This is still the close beta and it looks amazing.
I hope it comes back to a PS console, been waiting since MHFU (Freedom Unite). I'd prefer the PS4 over the Vita.
Of course you would be. I mean why support Nintendo, when you can be the cool kid on the block and be Anti-Nintendo?
Anti-Nintendo has nothing to do with it. The PS4 and Xbone are more powerful machines with a much more robust and friendly online service. It opens up the game to a significantly wider audience while also allowing for an improvement in quality.
@BranWheatKillah - fair enough, I was only joking. The fact that you said a non-Nintendo console made it seem like you had other motives. If the NX is more powerful than the PS4, then is there a problem with playing it on that machine?
@BranWheatKillah
those wider audiences rather
play CoD, Madden, NBA, GTA, Assassin Creed, Need For Speed, FiFa and all the other popular western games.
We have moved on to bigger and better things.
There are like 5-6 far better replacements anyway , they just obviously wont be as popular .
point is , fans of the genre arent left hanging , unless they only want Monster Hunter .
EDIT : no surprise there but lol at disagrees . I do find stuff like Ogre eater , Toukiden , Soul sacrifice far more interesting .. i just would never expect it to beat MH' popularity , and they are still from the same genre for those that care .
"Now, no. We're only thinking about getting the game in lots of 3DS owners' hands and having it become a hit." - Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto
It's still possible. I think they're going to wait till Monster Hunter on the 3DS becomes a hit. Maybe they're just focused on the more popular system first, making it perfect for it then moving on to the Vita.
The thing is, Monster Hunter NEVER sold better on Nintendo consoles and most jrpgs that are on both Vita and 3DS sell better on Vita.
The install base isn't about numbers, it's about WHO is the install base and what they demand for. Capcom is making a huge error.....again.