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Forums - Sales Discussion - MHW sells 1.35 million copies at launch in Japan, > 2 million with Digital; PS4 140k

The digital rate doesn't surprise me that much. Because it is an online game basically.

It was pretty easy to download the beta, I too would buy it digitally if I wanted to.



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pxrocks said:

Only home console game to sell 2million since 2010.i thought consoles are dead in japan.

I think splatoon did it.? or may be just missed it. 



2 million first week tells me that the PS4 still has a active userbase in Japan, wont have Nintendo like legs but will be around pretty much until the systems ends. Very successful launch to all accounts.



great, hope ps4 hardware numbers will not drop so fast



So it have done fantastic numbers WW since japan is 2M in PS4 and total was 5M.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

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Farsala said:
Fairly sure its wrong now. 2m shipped to Asia as a whole is my assumption. 650k digital is unheard of for Japan, as well as the 2m out of ~6m attach ratio for a PS game.

It is wrong because a game can't do this good on PS?



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

vivster said:
Obviously just because of the much bigger install base.

It is always important to point out that. Without the massive 6M userbase in Japan MHW couldn't sell 2M.



duduspace11 "Well, since we are estimating costs, Pokemon Red/Blue did cost Nintendo about $50m to make back in 1996"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=8808363

Mr Puggsly: "Hehe, I said good profit. You said big profit. Frankly, not losing money is what I meant by good. Don't get hung up on semantics"

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9008994

Azzanation: "PS5 wouldn't sold out at launch without scalpers."

DonFerrari said:
vivster said:
Obviously just because of the much bigger install base.

It is always important to point out that. Without the massive 6M userbase in Japan MHW couldn't sell 2M.

That and the almost 100k X1s!



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It's possible to have that Digital ratio when it's sold out in Japan. Hopefully it's true. Can't wait for the monthly Digital sales for Famitsu.



I wonder what the legs will be for this title.