lol Imma predict 200k+

Is it likely to release this year? And any idea what month if so? 

I wonder if the Monster Hunter expanded release bubble will ever burst.

Think the 3DS can get to massive numbers this week. MH4G + New 3DS which is an upgrade. Japanese will eat this up. Won't be surprised with 300k

It's deflating, but I don't think it'll burst spectacularly.

I can't wait how Super Smash for Wii U goes, within these couple of days. Especially Tommorow.

We officially have a release date!!! But do we know if SSB wiiu pre orders open up tomorrow? Usually 99% of games that get a release date do open up the following day. But nintendo in the past (well mostly pokemon) announce a date but pre orders wont open up intill later.

MH4G doing extremey good just like always... Nothing else that needs to be said.

If they keep doing it this way, it might. Looking back at third gen, for instance, the original game was on Wii, and it had two 'expanded releases' -- one on PSP, another on 3DS, plus a PS3 port of the PSP version. Not only does this offer the games to slightly different markets, it helps differentiate them automatically. Making both 4 and 4G for 3DS may not have been the best move, but it's not like there are a lot of options in Japan.

Portable 3 on PSP has nothing to do with Monster Hunter Tri on Wii. While the first two PSP MonHuns were port ofs the console version, that isn't the case for MHP3. Think of it as the successor to MHP2G instead.