jarrod said:
hunter_alien said:
Looking at the installbase difference, MH became IMO the biggest IP in Japan. I dont think that even Pokemon can push that many systems anymore. Lets be honest, MH is the reason the PSP is the best selling system in Japan for some time now. its true, there are other pretty solid game on it there, but they all came because of MH. If Sony gets tehir act together, this success could easily translate into good PSP2 numbers in the land of the rising sun 
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It's still not bigger than Super Mario Bros, Wii Fit, Mario Kart or Wii Sports going by install bases (which all have done proportionately better on Wii than Monster Hunter has on PSP). Ratio arguments tend to favor smaller userbases, this works in PSP's favor vs DS, but in Wii's favor vs PSP. I'd say MH may have eclipsed DQ as the biggest 3rd party series now though. It's not past Mario or Pokemon though, so it can't take the crown overall yet. There's also stuff like Brain-Age and Animal Crossing that sold higher in the past, though we'll have to see how they'll hold up on 3DS.
And PSP2's success in Japan likely rests on MH. I'm sure both Sony and Nintendo are doing everything in their power to land the series on their systems.
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Yeah, I admit that I did not take into account the Wii, only the PSP and DS when I mentioned the above 
I still stand by the idea that MH is a bigger system pusher then Pokemon ( the DS is where he is because of several massive franchises not just one), and Mario... well we still have to see where the Wii and NSMBWii will end lifetime ( if NSMBWii can pass NSMBs sales, and what effect DQX will have on HW), but at this point, I agree it seems that Mario is still the superior franchise 
And as you mentioned, I cant wait to see how well Brain Age and Nintendogs will hold ( AC will probably do massive numbers no matter what). Are they one generation gimmicks or a lifetime force like Mario?
