*sigh* PS2 to PSP to 3DS.... It sells millions, and they just reuse the same models. This really is a cash cow.

The fact that some are trying to act like the PS4 is or will be market leader in Japan in this thread is fun in and of itself.

It won't be?!

3DS has a 10x bigger install base and the series is doing amazingly on it. No reason to change it, unless Sony buys the exclusivity, but I doubt they'd do this.

No, they would need to actually upgrade the graphics of the game, so nope..

But it will though... on home consoles.

A PS4 MH isn't going to happen. At least a MH built from the ground up for PS4 won't be made, but we may see a quick port of the WiiU version or something. The biggest reason for this is because MH is a money making machine by reusing old assets going back to the PS2. They really cut down on costs by working in this way, but it requires them to never move to a console that brings an expectation of better than PS2 graphics. As soon as sales dry up on 3DS, i foresee MH moving to mobile, where i think it will stay until the series is no longer profitable.

1. People seem to be forgetting what ps2 graphics really look like... Mh4 is above and beyond anything ps2 could handle.

2. People are forgetting that nintendo is most likely releasing its next handheld soon. Surely nintendo has mh5 lined up for launch if thats the case.

3. Monster hunter sells best in Japan and Japan loves handhelds. It would make no sense to waste time on a console version

In Japan, still by far the main market for MH, 3DS install base is growing faster. Worldwide PS4 will still need years to catch up to 3DS. In Japan it might never do that. Capcom wants money from the customers, MH can sell on 3DS, that was already put to a test. So I don't see why you picking for arbitrary data. In the post before you Capcom is cited to have sold 3.9 million units of MH4. Can it do it on PS4? Speculation. But Capcom knows it can sell this on 3DS. MH5 probably will be on 3DS, what happens later we will see.

And why do you arbitrary decide which console was a gaming phenomenon and which a fad? That's highly subjective and base for fights. I would say that clearly all consoles are fads, as they stop selling after a few years, including the PS2. Compare that with Coca Cola for instance. Clearly the PS2 was a fad.

I don't understand it either. 3DS is nearing the end of it's cycle and still sells more in Japan than PS4. If nothingg surprising happens PS4 install base will never reach 3DS in Japan.