ok so, that's one killer app for the Vita VS, how many 3DS killer apps? 20-30 or something?

I dunno, man. All I'm seeing is that the 2nd generation of MH games outsold the 3rd generation of MH games by a lot.

That's some desperate straw grapping. It's not going to happen.

MH3 came out on Wii.  A home console where MH series has largely failed comapred to the portable series.

Then MH3G came out on 3DS when the system has less than 3 million units sold.  The game has now sold almost 2 million units.    That's one hell of a ratio and would impossible for it to sell more than the install base of the hardware itself.

Combined, MH3/G/U has sold 4.5million units.  

You also have yoru generations mixed.   Gen 2 consisted of MH2 on PS2, MH Freedom 2 on PSP and MH Freedom Unite on PSP.  Combined, they are about 5.2 million.   Gen 3 consists of MHTri on Wii, MH Portable 3rd on PSP and PS3, and MH 3 Ultimate on Wii U and 3DS.  Combined, they total about 9.1 million.

And for the record, Capcom lists Monster Hunter Freedom Unite at just 3.3 million, not 5.37 million.

http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/business/million.html

If GH2 sales will be as good as preorders, Capcom will become greedy for PSV users' wallets.

Then the most simple strategy for Capcom will be to:

1) keep on selling MH main series exclusive to Ninty
2a) waiting for PSV user base to be a little bit larger (7-10M)
2b) start selling again MH Freedom exclusive to Sony

Why selling just ONE exclusive when you can sell TWO?

Surely, though, it won't be for this Xmas.

With that line of thinking, why not just put the GE series on 3DS?  Why sell just ONE exclusive when you can sell TWO?

I'm assuming that PSP+Vita of God Eater 2 will do 600-800k combined.

And MH4 isn't doing 4+ million. At least not without extensive bundling and expansions/re-releases.

That's a realistic assumption, I think.

I really don't think it happened that way. MH and PSP was a perfect relationship for Capcom. They ported two console versions and saw sales explode to Pokemon levels. They released an expansion pack to the second game and it sold over 4 million.

And when Capcom and Nintendo did their deal, the 3DS was not some lucrative piece of hardware (especially considering they abadoned a 5 million fanbase that grew with each entry). What Nintendo paid for to get it on their consoles, it would be worth it.

Unite did over a million in its "The Best" release.