You really think it could do 6 million in Japan?  Only 3 games have done that much.  Pokemon (red/blue/green), Pokemon (gold/silver), and Super Mario Bros.  If it was on the DS, it might have a chance, but it won't happen on the wii.

Seeing as the Wii is already "winning"  in japan by a very large margin i dont think the game will give it that much of an edge over what it already has, if it was on ps3 or xbox 360 and turned out to be a success then thats a different story.

Yes, the PS3 needs it more, no doubt. I can't control who gets exclusives, however, nor do I have a "wish" as to whom eneded up with the game in their library. I'm not buying it either way.

I simply find it ironic that the same people who would tout the game if it were on the PS3 as the "Savior of the PS3 in the japanese market" are now looking for excuses as to why they believe it isn't a great game for the Wii's image to the average Japanese consumer, and a possible hardware pusher in Japan.

It's absolutely rediculious to point to sales of a game on the PS2 that had virtually no underground or cult status at the time and say, "Look how it sells on the consoles" when the PSP is the console that has launched the series into popularity. It's a progressive game, you can't downgrade and go back and play the PS2 version. To think that if Monster Hunter 3 launched on the PS2 in Japan now, it would do just as poorly as it did when nobody knew what the hell Monster Hunter was in Japan, it rediculious.

It's a game with a cult underground following, and it has grown by leaps and bounds since it was introduced to the handheld market. It's highly likely some of those PSP owners might wanna give MH3 a shot.

Just FYI, I'm betting it will have a PSP type online mode, and furthermore, I'd bet that the Wii online support works much better in Japan that it does in the US. The game is important. We wouldn't discuss it if it wasn't. Now, we just need to figure out how important it's gonna be.

@ ZenfoldorVGI

Thats right i guess the big question isnt the exact sales number but rather will it have more success or less success then the psp version, if its just as big it can sell huge amounts, if not it can end up similar to the ps2 version.

I hope this push the graphics to the limit.

 me too,  

^ It should look at the trailer, Idk if there is anything in-game , but still.

Yeah totally..
There are many fan of Monster Hunter who own ps2 and psp..
And when they release the game..they are going to buy Wii

I totally agree with ZenFolder; You can certainly say that console Pokemon don't sell nearly as much as their portable counterparts, yet saying something like that for the Monster Hunter series is nothing short of a bit silly.

We haven't seen a console Monster Hunter game for a long time, and long time before it even became popular. I have no doubt that the portable nature of the game on PSP boosts its sales, yet the platforms popularity (or lack of) cuts it back too.

The Wii is certainly no portable yet its the most popular console in Japan this generation which should even things up. And I'm really tired of people saying install base plays that much of a part in a game's success.

Sure, it's a big deal, but not so defining, especially in games like Monster Hunter, Pokemon, Final Fantasy (where the series fan will buy the console/portable the game's on no matter what)

PS: DmeisterJ, we might have a different opinion but I still love you

I hope so (hmmm, haven't seen kber81 for a while).