Japan sales: Famitsu & Media create

[outlawauron]

Kenology said:

outlawauron said:

Why does Namco put Tales games on every console and handheld? Would they be better served using only one? Why has Capcom shared the love with Monster Hunter on multiple consoles and handhelds (even cellphones have their own version of MonHun) including multiple spin-offs . There are far crazier ideas than to think Vita will get a MH somewhere down the line. MH is being whored out everywhere and you'd be foolish if at worst Sony would moneyhat one unless they just completely cease production on the handheld.

Edit: It doesn't even have to be exclusive. They could do what Namco is doing with God Eater 2 and making it PSP/Vita. For MH, a PS3/Vita isn't out of the question either.

Your argument doesn't seem to 1). take into consideration how well those system sold which got a Tales releases, 2). it ignores the very important implications for splitting the MH userbase which Soriku explained above, and 3). ignores the fact that no system with such lofty expectations has tanked quite as bad as the Vita.  If PSP was going to get another Monster Hunter, it would've been Monster Hunter 4.  Capcom has moved on to next gen.  It's about time some of you move on from this notion too.  I was hoping to get a reasonable explanation for it to actually happen, not just hear about what you want to happen.

And I think the biggest argument against you is the #2 though - splitting the userbase.  Doing it between console and handheld is fine, but splitting it among two handhelds?  I don't think Capcom will do it.  Not at all.

 

EDIT: Also, I also think Tales was a bad comparison anyway.  It not nearly as popular or important an IP as Monster Hunter.

Of course it doesn't have the volume of MH, but it's one of Namco's most important IPs. They don't have many others that are much bigger. For Capcom, I would guess that MH takes a backseat only to RE.

Splitting the userbase is a good argument (if this was a rational company), but it has not stopped them before, especially if you want to consider how they treat their other major IPs along with MH. Never count out Capcom to drive their IPs into the ground.

It also has nothing to do with what I want to happen. It's becoming funny how people are holding onto this as some sacred cow now.