Monster Hunter 2 did nothing for long term PSP sales in Japan.

[Gnizmo]

fkusumot said:

Gnizmo said:

fkusumot said:

Too bad you didn't take into account the TV tuner module.

 Humm that is an interesting point. I can't find any hard sales info on it (and didn't know about it before). The device was released at the same time as the PSP slim from what I can tell making it impossible to find the exact effect. That would simply augment my arguement rather than disprove it though.

The word on the street is that the TV Tuners are selling better than the MHP games. Hardly any traded in for used. Somwhat supply constrained. The anecdotal reports are of businessmen getting tired of watching the news on the small cell phone screen and getting a PSP and TV Tuner so they can watch the news or Sumo fights during the commute.

 That is really interesting. I wish I had access to the data that would show any connection between the two. If it is selling at a sustained 30k a week then it would be fairly good evidence that it is one of the primary factors.