Those sales are probably a bit higher than I expected. MHG from the PS2 is several years old and doesn't have many of the new features the more recent PSP games has or even Monster Hunter 2 on the PS2.
Also Monster Hunter G is not playable without the Classic Controller at all either, though the MH3 demo can be played with the standard Wiimote + nunchaku, that probably limits it a bit. So the userbase rant is a bit misleading. I doubt more than 50% of Wii users there have a Classic Controller.
For those people so on Nintendo's case for Wii sales in Japan ... you do realize regardless of Monster Hunter, the Wii is going to start outselling the PS3 again when Wii Sports Resort comes out right?
The PS3 despite RE5 and SF4 and FF13 demo bundle still is behind the Wii in 2009 LTD and Nintendo has released one whopping niche game (Another Code 2) for the entire year, lol.
They will have Wii Sports Resort, Monster Hunter 3, Tales of Graces, and most likely stuff like Wii Fit Plus and Pikmin 3 in the second half of the year. I doubt PS3 keeps pace.
