Monster Hunter 3G is the hot sh*t in Japan. The first week sales numbers are out, and it looks like Capcom's latest for 3DS moved 471,055 units. Keep in mind that this "week" is only two days of data. The real first week sales numbers are going to be huge.
This release saw 3DS sales spike, pushing the weekly numbers above even launch week's total sales. Andriasang says that Nintendo's 3DS had its best week yet, moving 378,114 systems, beating out the 371,326 units from launch week earlier this year. The only other spike to even come close to this is when the price was dropped a few months back.
MonHun has helped the 3DS pass the three million sold mark, with 3,237,272 being the new total.
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10:15 AM on 12.13.2011 | 
Not that I agree with the "experts", but I think the experts you're talking about are only referring to the American market. I could be wrong though. Japan loves it's handhelds so it's not going away over there anytime soon.
When these people speak of dedicated game systems going the way of the Dodo, I get it to mean everywhere mobile phones are sold.
In fact, some of those people are from Japan and (especially) Europe.
(/sarcasm)
...no. (Who'd you ever read that?)
I'm saying that when these self-proclaimed experts say mobile phones will replace systems, they are not talking about any specific region, but about any place cell phones are sold (read: everywhere on earth).
And that since some of those people live in Europe and Japan, they can't be talking about the US market exclusively ether.
I don't want a 3ds.
Hurry the fuck up with that EU psp version already!
Also monster hunter 4. I need it in my body. But I won't have a 3ds. I will have a vita though. Wink wink.
OT 471,000 out of 500,000 is quite a sell through rate.
I really want this game.
Prove me wrong Capcom!
I think it will make it for a number of reasons that would take forever to list.
Either way, I will have this game. I must....
MONSTER HUNTER!!!
My thinking is threefold:
1 capcom knows online is a must for monhun overseas.
2 the original had different online policies in the us and japan(you had to pay in japan)
3 the majority of the game is already translated, so why not launch the game worldwide like RER?(and if very early rumors were true, this has been being translated along with development)
Perhaps to give time to setup an online infrastructure?
This is just guessing, of course. But it would be awesome if I was right.
Furthermore, portable3rd probably won't come over according to svensson because of Sony's trophy policies(hd version mostly I think) and because sony won't update adhoc party for p3rd to use online.
The last reason could also be used as evidence towards my above theory.
MH games in the past have been critically panned, but always sell milions... has anyone seen any reviews?
Considering this is basically Tri with tons of extras, go read our Tri review to get a good idea.
A lot of the "panning" for the series comes from people who think they can go into a battle, spam a button or two, and instantly win. Then they get upset when they keep failing and criticize the combat system.
There is an ios monster hunter spinoff game. I don't know much about it, except that you only battle monsters and I'm sure it is extremely simplified.
I just WANT this improved version. In PS3. PSP. Vita. 3DS. I don't care, Capcom. Just GIVE IT TO ME!
They DO have MonHuns for PS3 and 360... for Japan. And they're ports.
Yes, I buy consoles based on Monster Hunter games, bought a Wii and a PSP for that reason.
I do not regret at all.
The ds,ps3,360,wii did not outpace first years of there predecessors