@ pugg

So that makes it like s double port. Porting it to higher resolutions and stuff, and doing 2 different versions of it for the 2 consoles.

This is not a regular port as people is used to say.

I'm guessing he means if NMH was originally built for the PS3/360 from the ground up.

If that was the case, the extra 3k individually/28k combined would not be viable, due to the extra costs associated with making games for those consoles.

Actually 360 >>>>>>>> PS3/Wii

Or, to be more specific

PS3 - 14674 divided by 5099825 = 0.00287
Wii - 11703 divided by 4058642 = 0.00288
360 - 14,048 divided by 1284278 = 0.010966

The game bombed, across all systems, statiscally though the Wii beat the PS3, but it's the definition of "well within error"

Considering the game was a 3 year old port AND multiplat to the 360, the PS3 version did better than the Wii.

Though it really isn't worth defending to be honest ....

I'm not sure what you're implying. They've cleaned up the visuals, but its ultimately the same game and using much of the original code and resources.

I dont think the game was made by the same company that made the original. Suda said so himself that he had nothing to do with this port. And it isnt that easy to just port a Wii game. The environments are so incredibly different its rediculous.

The game bombed across the board though, No doubt on that. I'm interested in the long term sales personally. And does anyone know if this title retailed for full price on the HD twins? That can have alot to do with it also

It was developed by Feelplus. A company basically created to work on Xbox 360 projects.

Even though it's already been beaten to death ad nauseam; these first week sales are for a port of a two year old Wii game.

How is this even a legit comparison?

We now have people implying that the combined cost of porting the games to the 360 and PS3 platforms is somehow on par with or even greater than the original cost of development which by convoluted logic means that the original has been a greater commercial success (or less of a commercial failure, depending on opinion) based on first week sales?

NMH went on to sell about 500k units total, factoring in for some pretty heavy discounting on the majority of those sales. As someone who actually paid full price for the game shortly after it was released, I tend to notice these things.

By the numbers alone, all opinions aside, based on opening week sales, the game appears as though it was best tailored for the small but core audience in Japan that bought the Xbox 360.

Big surprise? Not really.

Actually, they redubbed everything in Japanese (ie: additional audio).  Also, this isn't just an upscaled portjob, characters were actually remodeled and everything was retextured.  Art assets are basically the biggest expense for modern game development, and while I doubt feelplus broke the bank on this one, 20k (Denegeki) to 28k (Famitsu) 1st week is probably well below what Marvelous had budgeted for...

Indeed!

[PS2] Monster Hunter G (Capcom) 232,239

[Wii] Monster Hunter G (Capcom) 236,020

...clearly, this must mean something!

Monster Hunter IS better suited for the Wii market.

By the same assessment, games like NMH are better suited for the PS3 and Xbox 360, without even lumping both platforms together and claiming it sold over 2X as much for a 2+ year old game.

Isn't this what most people have been saying here?

At least those who aren't trying to shift the argument to claim that a couple of ports cost more than the original game, making the original a better commercial success, making it better suited for the Wii platform?