New Million Seller! Monster Hunter 4
Surprising no one (well, almost no one), Monster Hunter 4 opened with over one million sales at retail in Japan, becoming 3DS million-seller number 17. Surprising a few more people than that, it was one of the most successful openings for a Monster Hunter game to date, surpassed at retail only by the Holiday 2010 release of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd for the PSP.
| Title | Platform | Japanese FW |
| Monster Hunter Portable 3rd | PSP | 1,972,410 |
| Monster Hunter 4 | 3DS | 1,778,558 |
| Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G | PSP | 857,429 |
| Monster Hunter Portable 2nd | PSP | 741,780 |
| Monster Hunter Tri | Wii | 561,259 |
| Monster Hunter 3G | 3DS | 525,827 |
Monster Hunter 4 has already surpassed the LTD Japanese sales of all previous Monster Hunter games except for Portable 3rd, Portable 2nd G (Freedom Unite), and 3G (3 Ultimate). It seems certain to surpass 4 million lifetime sales in Japan alone; a potential Western release could help it exceed 5 million global sales. Let's curb our expectations a bit, though: at the very least, the game will smash through Capcom's projected 2.8 million sales in seven months, especially after digital sales are factored in.
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wvelting said:
Thanks, I'll update my list if/when it does... |
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