Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate Passes 2 Million Sales
As of the week ending April 06, 2013, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate for 3DS has surpassed 2 million sales. It is the seventh 3DS game to achieve this feat, and did so 70 weeks after its Japanese launch. Although the brunt of its sales are in that region, the game's Western releases at the end of March 2013 were contributing factors to its success. MH3U has sold over 150 thousand units in America and Europe combined, and over 1.85 million units in Japan.
3 Ultimate on 3DS is currently the 5th-best-selling title in the franchise globally, though it is only about 50k short of Monster Hunter Tri for Wii, and will likely pass those sales shortly. The top three Monster Hunter games are all on PSP, but released later in that console's life to significantly larger install bases than 3 Ultimate. Expectations are high for the next release in the series, Monster Hunter 4, coming this summer to 3DS in Japan.
