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Sharks get the axe: Monster Hunter 3 demo videos a plenty! photo

Did you hear that Monster Hunter D Wii sold something around 100,000 copies in its first day of release in Japan? Crazy sales for a Wii port of a PSP port of a PS2 game.

Chances are that these sales have less to do with Japan's interest in a four-year-old PS2 game, and more to do with the demo of Monster Hunter Tri that comes with it. Ever since last year's Tokyo Game Show, it's been clear that Monster Hunter Tri may be the game in Japan for 2009. Though I haven't played the demo myself (yet), I'm extremely curious about it. Capcom rarely fails to please in the third-person action game department, and the game's graphics are pretty much the best the Wii has seen yet. 

There are few videos of the game after the jump, all of which involve prehistoric creatures getting badly beaten with blunt objects, sometimes underwater.

Are you ready to pre-order yet?

[via GoNintendo]

Dinos get the beat down
 
Meet the racoon-ewoks, find a cave-leech-thing, then kill it (with fire)

Shark Attack- This shark eats like a maniac

Many more can be seen here.

Well, what did you think?


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15 comments | showing # 1 to 15

mrplow8's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 17:52
mrplow8
I've never played a Monster Hunter game before. I was considering getting the Wii one when it comes out, but after I found out you have to spend Wii points to play online I lost interest.

I think there's a new one coming out on PSP though. So if that one doesn't have any monthly subscription fees I might get it.
megaStryke's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 18:26
megaStryke
The PSP games aren't online-enabled. All the console Monster Hunters have had fees, but when the first one was brought to the West the fees were dropped. Cross your fingers that the same thing happens if this is brought over.
pedrovay2003's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 18:35
pedrovay2003
Holy crap, these are so awesome looking. I can't believe they're charging for it, though, especially for something using the Wii's online. I really hope megaStryke is right about the fees being waved...
megaStryke's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 18:41
megaStryke
I doubt it will happen. Depends on how badly Capcom wants the franchise to expand in the West. The original game had free online and didn't sell enough for the sequel to see localization. Since then, a number of the PSP games have been localized. Would Capcom think the franchise has grown enough in Japan and has enough exposure in the West to feel okay with charging the fees?
mrplow8's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 18:42
mrplow8
Are you sure? I could have sworn I read that the PSP games had online.
megaStryke's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 18:52
megaStryke
The PSP games have this weird pseudo-online where you are required to have a PS3 in order to link up your PSPs. I don't think that quite counts.
mrplow8's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 19:15
mrplow8
Well I have a PS3, but that's still pretty stupid. PSP has online capabilities, so I don't know why they don't just add regular online to the Monster Hunter games.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 19:50
Chronic Logic
What next? Monster Hunter MMO?

I'm not really a fan of the series, I mean, yea sure, killing monsters is fun. But that's it. There's no story at all. And level design is meh. All you do is kill monsters, in fact everything the game has to offer revolves around killing monsters. Doesn't that seem repetitive?
megaStryke's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 19:55
megaStryke
gomeja's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 19:55
gomeja
If there is a game that'd make me want to purchase a Wii, it'd be Monster Hunter.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 20:17
Chronic Logic
NOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Palidi's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 21:18
Palidi
Dude, dawg, Holmes, meng. I was ready to pre-order back when this game was planned to be on the PS3.
Vanor's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/27/2009 23:27
Vanor
God I love this series. I almost quit gaming until Monster Hunter came along to kick my ass and remind me why I started gaming in the first place. I can't wait for this, and hopefully it'll get a release outside of Japan thanks to the Wii's rather large install base. I can only pray. Really, really hard.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2009 06:45
Batthink
I'm still playing the first game on the PSP. I wouldn't be surprised now if if sold like hotcakes, since I realise how good the game is.
eskimo bob's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2009 09:52
eskimo bob
I've always wanted to get a Monster Hunter game. I'm a big fan of that type of game, but there are a lot of bad ones out there that have diminshed my interest. (Lost in Blue series to give an example.) however when I discovered the online fee I stopped wanting the game. c'mon, Capcom!
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