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KingKazuma34 on 23 July 2013

For those saying Monster Hunter 4 wont do good are in denial. This game is going to sell like mad, even on the 3ds. Monster Hunter is arguably the most popular franchise in Japan, and is now on the most popular system in Japan, the 3ds. It will easily be the best selling Monster Hunter game. Im not a Nintendo fanboy or anything, I am simply stating what will eventually be facts.



 

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tbone51 on 23 July 2013
KingKazuma34 said:
For those saying Monster Hunter 4 wont do good are in denial. This game is going to sell like mad, even on the 3ds. Monster Hunter is arguably the most popular franchise in Japan, and is now on the most popular system in Japan, the 3ds. It will easily be the best selling Monster Hunter game. Im not a Nintendo fanboy or anything, I am simply stating what will eventually be facts.



exactly, like ive been saying, its popular now on 3ds and MH3G hs sold close to 2mil copies with it being a PORT and having a low user base at release (less than 3mil) now with MH4 a new generation in the franchise the lowest i see for the game is 4mil lifetime, but i think since its on nintendo system it can be #1, also it will be #1 imo when it reaches WW



Viper1 on 23 July 2013

Just pointing out that GE2 is now 3rd on the Amazon charts. Ace Attorney 5, which has been available for pre-order for many weeks now, is on top.

What does it mean? Not really a damn thing.



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tbone51 on 23 July 2013
Viper1 said:
Just pointing out that GE2 is now 3rd on the Amazon charts. Ace Attorney 5, which has been available for pre-order for many weeks now, is on top.

What does it mean? Not really a damn thing.



Ace Attorney 5.... 5mil sales confirmed



betacon on 23 July 2013

Some really precious darlings in this thread, reeks of double standard.



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outlawauron on 23 July 2013
tbone51 said:
outlawauron said:
morenoingrato said:
outlawauron said:

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.

I was talking about the Vita version alone.

Anyway, you have said several times already that MH4 won't reach those numbers, care to exaplain why?

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is nearing those numbers with digital (Japan Alone) and it's not fair to use MH3G as a reference since it's the 4th re-release. PSP MH achieved it, why can't 3DS MH do the same?

I don't think it will reach the heights of the PSP version, because the series has died down in popularity a bit and the 3DS isn't as popular as the PSP (ironic for a handheld that supposedly was built to rape the PSP). Things could change down the line, but I still don't think it'll do 4+ million without extensive bundling and many expansions/re-releases.

To be Fair, MH3G is a port and 3DS install base was very low compare to psp install base for the freedom 3 and unite. MH4 will easily outsell a port (of which is almost 2mil the third highest in the franchise in japan) and do an absolute minumum of 3.5mil imo. I mean its like comparing pokemon black/white to pokemon black2/white2, MH4 is a new mainstream game, i think your underestimating it, but hey everybody has their opinion! We'll see soon results........... so prepare yourself

The port/original game doesn't mean a whole lot. The first original game for PSP was the last one. The first two MHPs were ports of the PS2 version with additional content. Unite was just the second game with a lot of content (hence the title, Monster Hunter Portable 2 G) and it nearly doubled MHP2.

Also, while Capcom is likely lowballing, they're expecting at most 3.5 million for MH4. 



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outlawauron on 23 July 2013
Viper1 said:
outlawauron said:

I did some digging around.

Capcom said they planned on 4 million in shipments here. 

The Best version must be combined because Famitsu/MC reported it did over 1.1 million. There are another cheaper re-release that sold a few 100k. Either Capcom's numbers are out of date, because Famitsu/MC had it over 3.4 million over 3 years ago...

Well, Capcom's numbers definitely are not out of date as they listed as of March 31, 2013.  Says so at the top of the page.  And I'm pretty certain it's not suddenly sold a million units since the start of April. 

But more so than just that is the fact that VGC still has it listed as 5.37 million.  WE've had some numbers that are off but damn...that is way off.

Does it only include Japanese numbers? I'm trying to make sense of it and it's really odd that both officially trackers would be much higher than shipments.



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tbone51 on 23 July 2013
outlawauron said:
tbone51 said:
outlawauron said:
morenoingrato said:
outlawauron said:

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.

I was talking about the Vita version alone.

Anyway, you have said several times already that MH4 won't reach those numbers, care to exaplain why?

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is nearing those numbers with digital (Japan Alone) and it's not fair to use MH3G as a reference since it's the 4th re-release. PSP MH achieved it, why can't 3DS MH do the same?

I don't think it will reach the heights of the PSP version, because the series has died down in popularity a bit and the 3DS isn't as popular as the PSP (ironic for a handheld that supposedly was built to rape the PSP). Things could change down the line, but I still don't think it'll do 4+ million without extensive bundling and many expansions/re-releases.

To be Fair, MH3G is a port and 3DS install base was very low compare to psp install base for the freedom 3 and unite. MH4 will easily outsell a port (of which is almost 2mil the third highest in the franchise in japan) and do an absolute minumum of 3.5mil imo. I mean its like comparing pokemon black/white to pokemon black2/white2, MH4 is a new mainstream game, i think your underestimating it, but hey everybody has their opinion! We'll see soon results........... so prepare yourself

The port/original game doesn't mean a whole lot. The first original game for PSP was the last one. The first two MHPs were ports of the PS2 version with additional content. Unite was just the second game with a lot of content (hence the title, Monster Hunter Portable 2 G) and it nearly doubled MHP2.

Also, while Capcom is likely lowballing, they're expecting at most 3.5 million for MH4. 



isn't pre orders stacking up high now? I mean FW has to sell over 1mil for sure and that beats all oter MH games (except 1). Im just saying, i think 3.5mil is minumum, 3G sold roughly 2mil. with an install base of 3mil (released), but its watevr. Me, you, and any1 else will see how well MH4 will sell. Dont forget original shipments were to be 600k, but capcom quickly reacted to major pre orders!



Viper1 on 23 July 2013
outlawauron said:
Viper1 said:
outlawauron said:

I did some digging around.

Capcom said they planned on 4 million in shipments here. 

The Best version must be combined because Famitsu/MC reported it did over 1.1 million. There are another cheaper re-release that sold a few 100k. Either Capcom's numbers are out of date, because Famitsu/MC had it over 3.4 million over 3 years ago...

Well, Capcom's numbers definitely are not out of date as they listed as of March 31, 2013.  Says so at the top of the page.  And I'm pretty certain it's not suddenly sold a million units since the start of April. 

But more so than just that is the fact that VGC still has it listed as 5.37 million.  WE've had some numbers that are off but damn...that is way off.

Does it only include Japanese numbers? I'm trying to make sense of it and it's really odd that both officially trackers would be much higher than shipments.

It's global.   That list is Capcom's official platinum selling titles list.  They update it every quarter.  



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outlawauron on 23 July 2013
tbone51 said:
outlawauron said:
tbone51 said:
outlawauron said:
morenoingrato said:
outlawauron said:

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.

I was talking about the Vita version alone.

Anyway, you have said several times already that MH4 won't reach those numbers, care to exaplain why?

Animal Crossing: New Leaf is nearing those numbers with digital (Japan Alone) and it's not fair to use MH3G as a reference since it's the 4th re-release. PSP MH achieved it, why can't 3DS MH do the same?

I don't think it will reach the heights of the PSP version, because the series has died down in popularity a bit and the 3DS isn't as popular as the PSP (ironic for a handheld that supposedly was built to rape the PSP). Things could change down the line, but I still don't think it'll do 4+ million without extensive bundling and many expansions/re-releases.

To be Fair, MH3G is a port and 3DS install base was very low compare to psp install base for the freedom 3 and unite. MH4 will easily outsell a port (of which is almost 2mil the third highest in the franchise in japan) and do an absolute minumum of 3.5mil imo. I mean its like comparing pokemon black/white to pokemon black2/white2, MH4 is a new mainstream game, i think your underestimating it, but hey everybody has their opinion! We'll see soon results........... so prepare yourself

The port/original game doesn't mean a whole lot. The first original game for PSP was the last one. The first two MHPs were ports of the PS2 version with additional content. Unite was just the second game with a lot of content (hence the title, Monster Hunter Portable 2 G) and it nearly doubled MHP2.

Also, while Capcom is likely lowballing, they're expecting at most 3.5 million for MH4. 

isn't pre orders stacking up high now? I mean FW has to sell over 1mil for sure and that beats all oter MH games (except 1). Im just saying, i think 3.5mil is minumum, 3G sold roughly 2mil. with an install base of 3mil (released), but its watevr. Me, you, and any1 else will see how well MH4 will sell. Dont forget original shipments were to be 600k, but capcom quickly reacted to major pre orders!

MH isn't really about front loaded FWs though. Every entry in the portbale series has had fantastic legs regardless of platform. If the hardcore MH love it, then I could see it having a shot at 4 million on its own, but I'm still hesitant to predict it going that high.



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And snuggle the girls be they short or tall,
Then follow young Mat whenever he calls,
To dance with Jak o' the Shadows."

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