The market has changed: PS2 audience was more keen about Japanese games, indeed. Dragon's Dogma is different from MH, of course, but it really flopped over here; if PS360 audience would have really liked MH, than a Japanese fantasy action-game should have been more successful.
The market has changed: PS2 audience was more keen about Japanese games, indeed. Dragon's Dogma is different from MH, of course, but it really flopped over here; if PS360 audience would have really liked MH, than a Japanese fantasy action-game should have been more successful.
Only 250k at launch? Should have put it on PS4 where it would have magically sold millions.
A PS4 version with AAA shiney graphics (since console owners seem to hate mid-tier games - See the RER2 thread) would not see the profit margins the 3DS versions do WW even if it sold the same amount due to the increased production cost.
If we take the whole fantasy-action game into the mix, then you shouldn't forget about Dark Souls too.
Would the sales on other consoles even cover the costs it would take to port it? Monster Hunter would still be niche outside of Japan even if it was on PS4 and putting it on XBone would be even more of a waste of money since it'll garner almost 0 sales in Japan. Hell putting it on WiiU alongside the 3DS like 3Ultimate would probably have been their safest bet and they didnt even do that which shows that the money spent wouldnt be covered by a few more sales. Nintendo's support for Monster Hunter outside of Japan such as localization and advertising also takes some load of Capcom, which wouldn't happen without exclusivity.
If we take the whole fantasy-action game into the mix, then you shouldn't forget about Dark Souls too.
I think honestly the PS4 game would of been more profitable in long term due to legs, 3DS is predicted at 9million sales this year, next year most likely will be even less.
PS4 port most likely would continue to sell at budget/sales for next 6 years.
[Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate]s week 1 sales are an impressive 95% up on predecessor Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate as the series starts to gain real traction in the West.
I can't tell if this is a sarcastic post anymore
From UK charts.
So it doesn't include the digital copies with hardware bundle because...Capcom has just announced that total shipments for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate have reached 3m worldwide. This includes retail shipments + download card sales + eShop sales.
...that is the only way to ship a digital game.How do you ship a digital item?
Forget your phone the originator 3DS would struggle to last that with 3D off. Maybe you can manage if you also turn off wireless mode.FOUR hours?
Holy shit.
My phone battery would've died on me.
;__;
From UK charts.
Waiting the WiiU version
Maybe notGonna be a long wait.
It's like an unofficial GAF rule at this point that any Monster Hunter thread has to have port begging in it.
Fantastic game and I hope it continues to sell
Maybe not
Well, I dont beg for a port. I really think that we'll have a WiiA version eventually
It's like an unofficial GAF rule at this point that any Monster Hunter thread has to have port begging in it.
Maybe not
There is no reason to make a WiiU version now, it would be like portable 3rd HD; a definitive bomb.
Maybe MH5 or G2 (if they ever go down a path of multiple expansions).
Well, I dont beg for a port. I really think that we'll have a WiiA version eventually
I think honestly a added PS4 game would of been more profitable in long term due to legs, 3DS is predicted at 9million sales this year, next year most likely will be even less.
PS4 port most likely would continue to sell at budget/sales for next 6 years.
Two things there:
-- It's launching at the same time as a new system revision, and is being promoted as the title to get alongside a key Nintendo release.
-- Greatly increased first-week sales could also just be a case of everyone who wants a niche title jumping in day 1, rather than the slow burn of the earlier release. This is seen often enough with sequels to niche games - the FW sales of the sequel seem vastly more impressive, but sales collapse far quicker and the game ends up selling to roughly the same numbers as the first.
This isn't to suggest that the series isn't "gaining traction", it's more about being cautious about claiming that based on the FW sales given those two points.
It's like an unofficial GAF rule at this point that any Monster Hunter thread has to have port begging in it.
how were launch MH3U sales to compare? or there isn't sales figures for that case?
Now the big N seriously needs be in talks with Capcom and Tencent Games about bringing a future version of Monster Hunter Online to their next generation console at launch.
Monster Hunter Online PC benchmark - CryEngine 3
[1080p60]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww8-tQQFHEI
Assuming Nintendo's next gen system is more powerful than PS4 and could handle MHO with those visuals at 60 FPS (and a scaled back version for the next handheld) it would be an instant killer app.
I don't disagree, but how on earth is this game so popular in Japan, given its complexity? Surely there aren't 4 million people who can play the game at high proficiency.
Do people explain the various systems to each other there or something?
...which indeed had a slow start in the West, and gained a cult following over time. The Souls series is not ever such that big in the West, and I don't see Souls numbers being enough in the West to make up the lost sales in Japan. Also, Souls and MH are quite different games; the former might seem as more mature and dark, something that seems to be appreciated by PS360 audience.
It's the less bannable route. "Stealin' our games!!" is basically what Vita owners said when MH4 became 3DS exclusive.
Well, GTX 980 SLI and an i7 3770k is still leaps and bounds more powerful than a PS4. Nintendo's next system will not have this kind of horsepower.
Bingo.
MH is a highly social game over there. People actually leave their homes and play together with friends physically in the same place. They share techniques and help newbies.
That type of gaming culture is more rare here in the us where it's mostly online or nothing.
When MH3U and MH4 were announced, a lot of Vita fans were port begging because they wanted the Vita to be "saved", not because they wanted to actually play a Monster Hunter game. The Vita has pretty great support now. I don't find the port begging to be as obnoxious anymore.
The new one that I've been seeing in every single MH4U thread since release is that the series needs to be on PS4 and it will go on to sell millions and millions of copies in the West. That one is already getting old.