Nintendo hate?

[LordTheNightKnight]

c0rd said:

LordTheNightKnight said:

Stefan.De.Machtige said:

c0rd said:

Take Monster Hunter 3, for example. A great game, but most of its sales potential in the west was squandered because it's basically a last gen game on the Wii. I have no doubt it would have done better as an HD multiplat with improved graphics in its current form. However, if the game were built ground-up specifically for the Wii, drastically changing the series by implementing things like motion combat, a better interface and all, we really may have seen something else. This would have taken far more effort than the route Capcom took, though, as well as potentially alienating fans in Japan.

There's no basis for that assertion. It outsold the previous PS2 version with ease.

So the only assertion that could be made is that the success of the PSP games meant this game would have sold better than the PS2 versions on the HD systems, but not necessarily better than it sold on the Wii.

I suppose...

If I were to put money on it, though, I'd bet on the HD consoles, by a sizable margin. Really, they make up the majority of the potential audience for this game - males gamers, online focus, last gen (PS2-era) values and controls. Honestly, you'd be hard pressed to find another Wii exclusive that's a more perfect fit for HD consoles...

I'm not saying it would have been a better business decision, of course. I'm also only talking about its sales in the west.

That still assumes those are guaranteed to sell a game, when the HD sales show those are not enough.