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samus aran rules on 11 February 2010

@ Kasz216 Nice statistics...

To anybody who wonders, of course I´m talking about Japan.



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routsounmanman on 11 February 2010

Watch this game sell at least another million in the West, while the media dismiss it as being a first party title >_>



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bmmb1 on 11 February 2010
routsounmanman said:
Watch this game sell at least another million in the West, while the media dismiss it as being a first party title >_>

I wish I was confident that MH3 will sell a million in the West, but I'm not. MH is NOT an established franchise in the West, and from what I have heard the MH series has some quirks that Japanese gamers have long got used to as part of the series but Western gamers may not accept/like, making it hard for the franchise to succeed in the West.

[added]I am talking about things that don't bother me, but seem to have alienated people in the past - specifically lack of camera lock on during fights and the loading screens between areas[/added]



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LordTheNightKnight on 11 February 2010
bmmb1 said:
routsounmanman said:
Watch this game sell at least another million in the West, while the media dismiss it as being a first party title >_>

I wish I was confident that MH3 will sell a million in the West, but I'm not. MH is NOT an established franchise in the West, and from what I have heard the MH series has some quirks that Japanese gamers have long got used to as part of the series but Western gamers may not accept/like, making it hard for the franchise to succeed in the West.

[added]I am talking about things that don't bother me, but seem to have alienated people in the past - specifically lack of camera lock on during fights and the loading screens between areas[/added]

It seemed JRPGs were not made for the west, until FFVII broke through, so there is just as much of a chance that could happen here, especially with commercials of people weilding their Wiimotes like swords and other weapons (sure it wouldn't work that way in the game, but that's not the point).



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Raze on 11 February 2010

It could sell a mil in the west if it gets the right advertising. There's a much larger gaming base in the US alone to make the ratio pan out well. Time will tell.



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Arm on 11 February 2010

1st, I am so glad to see it cross over that million mark in Japan alone.

Would like to thank all the MH and Nintendo fans out there, but most importantly Capcom. Make it and they will buy it.

If MH3 had free online service in Japan then I can see it living longer but anyways that's an other story. I am just waiting for EB canada to have a sweet pre-order bundle before going out and putting my depo on it.

This clearly shows Capcom they can build an other and it will sell, just need an other year or two before we get that monster popular over here.



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Metallicube on 11 February 2010
bmmb1 said:
routsounmanman said:
Watch this game sell at least another million in the West, while the media dismiss it as being a first party title >_>

I wish I was confident that MH3 will sell a million in the West, but I'm not. MH is NOT an established franchise in the West, and from what I have heard the MH series has some quirks that Japanese gamers have long got used to as part of the series but Western gamers may not accept/like, making it hard for the franchise to succeed in the West.

[added]I am talking about things that don't bother me, but seem to have alienated people in the past - specifically lack of camera lock on during fights and the loading screens between areas[/added]

I could be totally off, but I have a hunch that MH3 could become a surprise hit in the west, particulrarly in America, especially if it gets a good marketing push. The game will sell 2 million in the US alone, you heard it here first! To me it seems like the style of game the West would like.



SaviorX on 11 February 2010
Metallicube said:
bmmb1 said:
routsounmanman said:
Watch this game sell at least another million in the West, while the media dismiss it as being a first party title >_>

I wish I was confident that MH3 will sell a million in the West, but I'm not. MH is NOT an established franchise in the West, and from what I have heard the MH series has some quirks that Japanese gamers have long got used to as part of the series but Western gamers may not accept/like, making it hard for the franchise to succeed in the West.

[added]I am talking about things that don't bother me, but seem to have alienated people in the past - specifically lack of camera lock on during fights and the loading screens between areas[/added]

I could be totally off, but I have a hunch that MH3 could become a surprise hit in the west, particulrarly in America, especially if it gets a good marketing push. The game will sell 2 million in the US alone, you heard it here first! To me it seems like the style of game the West would like.

It all comes down to the ads.

Honestly, I want to go the safe route, and say that it will manage 560k in Americas lifetime. Others is even worse; maybe 220k.

However, if Nintendo and Capcom really nail selling this game to people, I believe it will do at least 1.12m in Americas and like 680k in Others.



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griffinA on 11 February 2010

I could see Monster hunter doing some good western numbers. 1 million isn't that much of a stretch.



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