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Alkibiádēs on 08 January 2018

XD84 said:

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Ever heard of the concept opportunity costs?

Capcom will pay a heavy price, that's for sure.

I agree that Capcom could make more money in Japan releasing a brand new Monster Hunter game on the Switch. But if they want that the series is also selling millions in the west they need to bring it on a highend console with outstanding graphics.

Are you saying that the Switch doesn't have games capable of selling millions in the West? Lol.

If graphics matter so much then why are games like Minecraft and PUBG a thing?

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XD84 on 08 January 2018

Alkibiádēs said:

XD84 said:

I agree that Capcom could make more money in Japan releasing a brand new Monster Hunter game on the Switch. But if they want that the series is also selling millions in the west they need to bring it on a highend console with outstanding graphics.

Are you saying that the Switch doesn't have games capable of selling millions in the West? Lol.

If graphics matter so much then why are games like Minecraft and PUBG a thing?

To make one thing straight: I prefer Nintendos consoles more than Sonys and Microsoft. Still I try to see this from the POV of Capcom:

They tried on different systems to be successful with Monster Hunter in the west. They had ok sells but for sure not that what they were aiming for. So this is now a different approach. They are putting it on the graphical best systems in the west (PS4, XB1 and PC) and see if this will help the series to be more successful in that area.

In my opinion this trade off away from a handheld system is odd and risky but I do understand their approach.

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Kerotan on 08 January 2018

Slarvax said:

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I'd take great satisfaction in reading that. But here was nothing compared to neogaf where so many people gave it no chance of doing well.

Neogaf was (is?) very extreme with some predictions. There's no such thing as moderate success or failure over there. I think we do a fine job most of the time, in comparison.

Also, I think you made the first MHW predictions thread

Yeah we are much better then gaf. That place is dead now so who cares.

Yeah I made a thread asking which will sell more Dq11, monster Hunter world and another game. It was probably ff7 remastered. A lot of people gave monster Hunter no chance vs Dq11 ps version.

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Lafiel on 08 January 2018

36 on a monday is great, MHW can do 1500+ if it can maintain 30 on average for the rest of the days

Mario and Rabbids is also doing well for itself, looks like a fun way to get into xcom style turn based strategy

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xMetroid on 08 January 2018

The thing is PS4 games don't have a big longevity in Japan because of average sales so MH will probably fall down the charts quickly unlike the 3DS titles that sold well every week with the huge amount of new consumer.

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CalmFire on 08 January 2018

Excellent day for MHW.

xMetroid said:
The thing is PS4 games don't have a big longevity in Japan because of average sales so MH will probably fall down the charts quickly unlike the 3DS titles that sold well every week with the huge amount of new consumer.

That is where the west comes in. Well, that is the plan anyway.

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Kerotan on 08 January 2018

What a time to be alive. Ps4's first 1000 point game on Comg!

A beast day too equalling its highest ever day. That's why I said don't judge the stream effect just on the day after. Not everybody will rush to the store the day after.

Hopefully it stays in beast mode now.