By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Sales - The first 10-week sales of Monster Hunter 3- Predictions

SaviorX on 09 August 2009

TheSource's Japan Preview said that the 2nd week for Monster Hunter 3 managed only 125k, but there was a bundle shortage.

A deeper drop than I expected, but it's still over 100k. Maybe due to Obon next week, the drop won't be as large as it would've been in a "non-holiday" week.



Leatherhat on July 6th, 2012 3pm. Vita sales:"3 mil for COD 2 mil for AC. Maybe more. "  thehusbo on July 6th, 2012 5pm. Vita sales:"5 mil for COD 2.2 mil for AC."

Around the Network
sguy78 on 10 August 2009

Could be around that.



JTurner82 on 11 August 2009
SaviorX said:
TheSource's Japan Preview said that the 2nd week for Monster Hunter 3 managed only 125k, but there was a bundle shortage.

A deeper drop than I expected, but it's still over 100k. Maybe due to Obon next week, the drop won't be as large as it would've been in a "non-holiday" week.


Meaning that it still has a chance to sell 1 million on the Wii and prove to 3rd parties that its big IP franchises CAN sell, right?



cliffhanger on 11 August 2009

What's Obon?



SaviorX on 11 August 2009
JTurner82 said:
SaviorX said:
TheSource's Japan Preview said that the 2nd week for Monster Hunter 3 managed only 125k, but there was a bundle shortage.

A deeper drop than I expected, but it's still over 100k. Maybe due to Obon next week, the drop won't be as large as it would've been in a "non-holiday" week.


Meaning that it still has a chance to sell 1 million on the Wii and prove to 3rd parties that its big IP franchises CAN sell, right?

Yes, it can still sell one million. However, it won't prove anything to 3rd parties. This game actually had effort put into it, and they don't want to waste their time doing that so their games can sell. It's better to have a 5th-string team make a mediocre game, then blame the consumers for its failure on the marketplace.

 

@cliffhanger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Festival



Leatherhat on July 6th, 2012 3pm. Vita sales:"3 mil for COD 2 mil for AC. Maybe more. "  thehusbo on July 6th, 2012 5pm. Vita sales:"5 mil for COD 2.2 mil for AC."

Around the Network
JTurner82 on 11 August 2009
SaviorX said:
JTurner82 said:
SaviorX said:
TheSource's Japan Preview said that the 2nd week for Monster Hunter 3 managed only 125k, but there was a bundle shortage.

A deeper drop than I expected, but it's still over 100k. Maybe due to Obon next week, the drop won't be as large as it would've been in a "non-holiday" week.


Meaning that it still has a chance to sell 1 million on the Wii and prove to 3rd parties that its big IP franchises CAN sell, right?

Yes, it can still sell one million. However, it won't prove anything to 3rd parties. This game actually had effort put into it, and they don't want to waste their time doing that so their games can sell. It's better to have a 5th-string team make a mediocre game, then blame the consumers for its failure on the marketplace.

 

@cliffhanger

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bon_Festival

True, but what about DQX?  I'm sure that game will have a lot of effort put into it too.

 

I'm not saying that I'm hoping for a huge surge of 3rd party big IP titles, but I hope that those won't be the only two big major IPs the Wii will have.



SaviorX on 17 August 2009

TheSource's Japan Preview for this week says MH3 will be at 77k in the 3rd week, a mere 2k below what I had listed above. It will vary once the numbers come out, but I was almost spot on.



Leatherhat on July 6th, 2012 3pm. Vita sales:"3 mil for COD 2 mil for AC. Maybe more. "  thehusbo on July 6th, 2012 5pm. Vita sales:"5 mil for COD 2.2 mil for AC."

Rath on 17 August 2009

The main hope that I have from the portable games is that somehow the amazing legs will transfer over to the Wii - it doesn't seem too likely though.



JTurner82 on 20 August 2009

True, although the game itself still managed to show on the Top Five for three weeks in a row. That's quite an achievement compared to many other 3rd party titles. I think this title is already showing some legs.



SaviorX on 23 August 2009

In this weeks Japan Preview, TheSource stated MH3's standalone version has sold 31k, With depleting stock for the other bundles, he said it may end at about 40k on the charts.

My Week 4 prediction is looking pretty good.



Leatherhat on July 6th, 2012 3pm. Vita sales:"3 mil for COD 2 mil for AC. Maybe more. "  thehusbo on July 6th, 2012 5pm. Vita sales:"5 mil for COD 2.2 mil for AC."