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[Mr Khan]

RolStoppable said:

Mr Khan said:

We are starting with the promised 2D Mario. The good times are a-comin'.

Though Monster Hunter's great success in Japan seems to be based on specific appeal as a handheld game. It wasn't a breakout hit until it landed on the PSP, even when it was previously on the PS2 which they Japanese were much more eager about consuming.

I wouldn't label Monster Hunter's appeal as a handheld thing. The main draw is multiplayer. In general, it doesn't seem like Japan is embracing online gaming, so the PS2 Monster Hunter games weren't set up to become huge hits.

It makes me wonder how a four player splitscreen MH game on a home console would do. While I doubt that it would surpass the popularity of the handheld games in Japan, I would expect a notable boost in Western sales, because local multiplayer makes it much easier to get more people into the Monster Hunter series.

Would it? We'll have to wait and see on Tri G, or would that be defeated by the fact of being a console game on a handheld (as far as Western sales are concerned?)