Hero of Legend
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http://capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e151224.html
So about that 2.5 million in this FY prediction, eh Capcom?
So about that 2.5 million in this FY prediction, eh Capcom?
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PR: Monster Hunter X breaks 3 million units
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Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
dang really crossed the sales threshold for a spinoff. monster numbers
Palculator
Unconfirmed Member
Great!
So localise it.
So localise it.
Hero of Legend
Member
Yiss!
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
Lord have mercy. I should really import this. The demo was god tier, but I'm too busy with XCX and Devil Survivor 2. Wonder when they plan to release it over here. I'm guessing a MHXG/U for NX in 2017 is something that is likely on the cards.
NinjaCoachZ
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This game is barely under a month old. GodDAMN.
Nights Owl
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VanillaCakeIsBurning
Member
I wonder if the Hunter arts/styles will be a standard in the series from now on.
Probably when they do X Ultimate.
From what I've seen this could have easily been called Monster Hunter 5, contrary to what the initial reveal made it seem like.
Being able to play as a cat probably pulled a few new people in as well!
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Monster Hunter really is a monster (pun slightly intended) of a franchise.
And as a whole, Capcom have been doing well for themselves this year. RE HD, Revelations 2, DMC4SE, MH4U, MHX have all done good-to-great. Quality is mostly there as well. They're turning things around between sales and fan-pleasing moves like SF5 in general, RE2 HD, Dragon's Dogma PC, Western port for AA6 confirmed the day of the announcement, etc. Hopefully they won't turn careless and screw things up like 2012-2013 again.
Both sides have to want it in that case. The MH team has previously objected to having certain MH characters in Capcom-made cross-overs. Capcom characters could rival Mario or Fire Emblem in numbers if they really got crazy with reps due to the company's history with Nintendo.
Monster Hunter really is a monster (pun slightly intended) of a franchise.
And as a whole, Capcom have been doing well for themselves this year. RE HD, Revelations 2, DMC4SE, MH4U, MHX have all done good-to-great. Quality is mostly there as well. They're turning things around between sales and fan-pleasing moves like SF5 in general, RE2 HD, Dragon's Dogma PC, Western port for AA6 confirmed the day of the announcement, etc. Hopefully they won't turn careless and screw things up like 2012-2013 again.
Both sides have to want it in that case. The MH team has previously objected to having certain MH characters in Capcom-made cross-overs. Capcom characters could rival Mario or Fire Emblem in numbers if they really got crazy with reps due to the company's history with Nintendo.
They would have to add all 13(?) weapons somehow because fans are very dedicated to their weapon of choice! No Gunlance would be an insult, for instance.
Or they could just add a couple of playable monsters, which could be pretty neat.
TheXfactor
Member
jesus its kicking monster hunter 4 ultimates ass in the same time frame, anyone got a chart?
Superlosia
Banned
Wow. Hopefully the final version runs more stable than the demo on a old 3DSXL. I heard the performance was rough. Looking forward to getting this once it's localized!
1) We have no way of knowing if there even will be an XG/U, it's a rather unusual entry in and of itself and already packed with a ton of content. Despite lacking a G rank I think it still beats 4U in total amount of gear sets even haha.
2) 4 is the only example where we've had to wait for a G version. The only main games we've missed out on are the original G, 2 and P3rd. The first is a G version and the latter two didn't even get one. Not really sure why this weird "we'll get it when they do the G version" thing got started in the first place.
Edit: If anything, 4U being the best selling entry thus far gives them momentum and reason to try to make it grow more.
Jarod McChicken
Member
Surprising to see this PR so soon, MH4U had the same only when it became available in the West, four months after the japanese release. Is MHX selling so stronger that MH4U in Japan ? Famitsu was at 2,26 million yesterday.
Or even a hunter who used all/most of the weapon types in their moveset. Or a Felyne.
Primethius
Banned
Holy shit, those are some seriously impressive numbers.
RichiRamjag
Member
Move that baby west. I finally got into monster hunter with 4. Can't wait for this one.
The unmatched western success of 4U and lack of a localization announcement for MHX are why it's not so crazy to believe a MHX:G is in the works.
With the main Monster Hunter team working on Stories, MHX:G would also fill the 2016 release gap as the regular series' annual entry.
MillionStabs
Banned
It's not even out of Japan yet. Holy crap
You gotta do this every time, don't you?
You gotta do this every time, don't you?
Pennywise83
Banned
Shipment.
The game is selling way better than MH4G. eShop sales should be around 300k units - total as of last week should be around 2.5m.
Jarod McChicken
Member
Also, Monster Hunter franchise has become the equal of Street Fighter franchise with 36 million. The only one higher is Resident Evil (66 million)
Jarod McChicken
Member
Eeeh... I know ? ^^' Both PR are talking about shipments.
Looking back at MH4U charts, it seems it was indeed slower than MHX at retail.
The lack of an announcement isn't surprising at all even if they intend to localize X, 4U just came out this year and is still strong, being put on top game lists for the year. It's still holiday season. They wouldn't want to announce a new version and lose out on more 4U money.
mrmickfran
Member
How is it possible for Capcom to be in a financial slump with these kind of sales?
Probably Panta Rhei.
Eolz
Member
So Nintendo has its exclusive Street fighter of its own? ;p
OrbitalBeard
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If this isn't announced for the west early next year, something is wrong.
4U might be deservedly on a lot of game-of-the-year lists, but it still came out last February which is a long time ago in game years. Considering the 4U came out about 4 months after 4G in Japan, Capcom's silence about MHX feels to me like they're waiting to give it the same treatment.
NinjaCoachZ
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I'm going to be really surprised if we don't get a localization announcement and/or a G version in a Nintendo Direct or something early next year.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
Dunno man. I feel like it'd be a huge waste to give us potentially another year gap when they've got the hype train on their side, even if a G version is in the works. There was a fan patch for pretty much everything of importance to gameplay within a couple days of X launching, so surely a professional team can do that and the dialogue in an acceptable timeframe. And they'd have to localize all the existing content anyway to do a G version. Would be a waste not to capitalize on X next year in the west.
But even if they don't, we'll be getting God Eater finally so whatever.
From Capcom's perspective, they might not want to sell western players both the regular game and an expansion. I'd buy both because I'm a Monster Hunter whore, but a lot of casual players might feel burned having to get G rank content separately. So I can see how they'd feel it's wiser to give western players the whole game as had been done successfully the last time around.
Palculator
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I can deal with a potential added wait for the revision to get localised. It's confirmation I want, more or less. Especially since I'm living in the EU. Considering the series' success I think it's unlikely it/its revision won't get localised, but still -- security.
DarkLordMalik
Member
This is shaping up to be the best selling MonHun at this rate. Crazy!
MH4G LTD is a little below 3M and it outsold it already since it's selling much faster.
Capcom's target was 2,5M until March.
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