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makingmusic476 on 05 August 2010
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Bruno Muñoz said:

Monster Hunter Tri did it very well on Wii. While I think it is true that it would have sold very well on PS3 too I also say that it wouldn't have sold a single more copy than on Wii.

 

Edit: Yes, 1,800,000 units sold worldwide (690,000 in the west) is a great mistake, c'mon ...

In Japan at least, I believe proper integration between a PSP and PS3 version of MHT (ala Gran Turismo) could've convinced a larger portion of the PSP MH fanbase to also grab a console MH title.  I also think PSN integration would've made for a superior online experience that the PSP fanbase would've been more receptive to.

And it'd be hard to argue at this point that a third party Japanese title would not sell better on ps3, something that is incredibly important for a franchise whose sales come pre-dominantly from Japan.   Whether it's Sengoku Basara or Tales of Vesperia/Graces, I can't think of an instance in Japan where the ps3 doesn't come out significantly ahead.

Soriku said:
Reasonable said:

Personally I think Capcom made a big mistake there.  But then, will I actually admire how they've tried to find a footing on all devices and markets and make better headway in West, I think they've made more than one eyebrow raising platform choice this gen.

MH on PSP linked to MH on PS3 with some cool mechanics would be gold dust IMHO - so obvious someone in Capcom's strategy team needs to be forced to take part in one of Japan's tough physical game shows as punishment.


One of the points of putting MH3 on the Wii was for the West. Nintendo marketed the game in the West and it sold well and is still selling. It's the most popular MH game in the West so far. In Japan, I doubt it would've sold that much more on the PS3. Remember the came game before the Slim was even out which helped PS3 sales. The game sold great, and even Capcom thinks so looking at comments from their financial reports. Capcom's decision wasn't a mistake at all.

Besides, MH3 is a good exclusive game. SB3's PS3 version is superior to the Wii one.

And Sony did the same for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, which was the best selling MH in the West prior to Tri.  It has thus far sold over 700k in the West, which is quite a feat for a PSP title.  There's no reason Sony couldn't or wouldn't have done similar for MHT.

Also, I don't see why any such advantages SB3 ps3 had over its Wii counterpart wouldn't also apply to MHT, given the game's focus on online play, an area in which the ps3 is inherently advantaged compared to the Wii.

And just because a game sold great doesn't mean it couldn't have sold better under different circumstances, which is all we're arguing.  MHT is the best selling home console MH yet, which is a good thing either way.

That being said, I didn't expect my initial comment to garner much of a response.  The topic of this thread isn't Monster Hunter Tri, so I'll leave things where they stand instead of continuing this discussion further.