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[KevinKeene]

I'd like to talk about Monster Hunter's situation in.Japan in this thread. World did great in the West, it's a success, nobody can that. But then there's Japan.

The game just crossed 2 mio units sold, much more than most expected. Still, MH once was a 4-5 mio units selling franchise in Nihon. I'm sure we can agree that over half of all MH-fans in Japan didn't just vanish. With software-sales of MHW dwindling down, it's unlikely that there's going to be much change in the number of MHW players. Which begs the question: What's going on with the MH-fandom in Japan?

Is Capcom really abandoning million of MH-fans that are seemingly not interested in home console MH? Or will there be a Switch-MH in the near future? Switch-hardware will have caught up to PS4 at the end of the year. There's no reason to wait any longer. If so, do we expect a port of MHW? A new MH-entry based on the new gameplay changes of World? Or an entirely new MH?

Bonus-question, because most of us don't live in Japan: What would ve your reaction if Capcom decided to keep future Switch-MH exclusive to Japan?

 

[Hotel Security]

All the reports I'm seeing is that World sold as well as any of the previous games in Japan.

What we're also forgetting is that, whatever sales numbers you're seeing online...they're likely not counting online sales. There's no way for sites like Famitsu and VGChartz to get online sales numbers since they're internal within those companies. They can get physical sales data from outside stores that have to sell these items but, with online sales, there's no middleman and the console makers aren't just handing that info out to people since there's no reason to.

So, a big reason for the lack of sales number may just be a shift between people who buy games in a physical store versus those who just download it from an online store...especially now when hard drives are bigger than ever to encourage more online sales (companies make more money on these too). There are likely many, many people not being represented in those sales numbers. Look at the sales of any series and the newer games almost always seem lower than the older ones...it's a factor.

 

[GrayFoxRJ]

Monster Hunter World sold in japan as any other previous title, mind you. The surplus is that west sales were also high, so Capcom is happy as *.

Nintendo Switch won't have a MH this year.

 

[KevinKeene]

Monster Hunter World sold in japan as any other previous title, mind you. The surplus is that west sales were also high, so Capcom is happy as *.

Nintendo Switch won't have a MH this year.

MH4 sold 4.1 mio units.
MHP3 sold 4.8 mio units

MHW isn't even close to those sales and on its way out of the weekly charts. That's what I mean. Over 2 mio MH-fans didn't vanish.

 

[GrayFoxRJ]

I don't think they bother too much. Digital sales are not disclosed (last report suggested at least 160 k digital copies in Japan) and MH has already topped 7.5 million copies WW (and PC v hasn't been released yet). If 2 mi are out of play, there is th MHXX for them.

 

[Hotel Security]

MH4 sold 4.1 mio units.
MHP3 sold 4.8 mio units

MHW isn't even close to those sales and on its way out of the weekly charts. That's what I mean.

That MHW data is not including online sales.

Over 2 mio MH-fans didn't vanish.

They didn't. They're buying online.

 

[FireCloud]

Been watching NihongoGamer on YouTube....he says that since Monster Hunter World's release in Japan, it's been very difficult to get ahold of PS4s. Apparently, the MH crowd are going where the game is instead of waiting for it to release on another platform.

 

[KevinKeene]

Been watching NihongoGamer on YouTube....he says that since Monster Hunter World's release in Japan, it's been very difficult to get ahold of PS4s. Apparently, the MH crowd are going where the game is instead of waiting for it to release on another platform.

Despite having stabbed Evilore in the back, Chris1964 is still one of the more competent sales people. According to him there are no shortages, certainly not because of MHW.

 

[staen]

What we're also forgetting is that, whatever sales numbers you're seeing online...they're likely not counting online sales. There's no way for sites like Famitsu and VGChartz to get online sales numbers since they're internal within those companies.

Famitsu does do digital sale estimates. Estimates for the month of January:

[PS4] Monster Hunter World – 2,003,026 (1,350,412 physical, 652,614 digital)

https://nintendoeverything.com/japans-best-selling-games-of-january-2018/

Also,the 7.5 million WW figure was announced by Capcom themselves, which includes digital sales.

Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that Monster Hunter: World for the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One*1 has shipped 7.5 million units worldwide (including digital download sales).

http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e180305.html

 

[a multicultural team of v]

>>Capcom's highest selling game ever
>>Concerns over sales figures
>>Must be a Switch owner

 

[GrayFoxRJ]

>>Capcom's highest selling game ever
>>Concerns over sales figures
>>Must be a Switch owner

Yep, sounds like it.

Still, World should sail on the switch. It would be awesome having it on the go

 

[PuppetMaster]

OP also seems to assume Switch owners are not PS4 owners. When actually the percentage of people owning both is very high.

But I do think its possible Switxh will eventually get some kind of downport. But it will be outsourced to some 3rd party dev. And won't be a target of the actual monster hunter team (which is actually a relativity small dev tem). The monster hunter team will keep working on the ps4/xbone version over the next few years.

 

[KevinKeene]

>>Capcom's highest selling game ever
>>Concerns over sales figures
>>Must be a Switch owner

Could you please not start any console warrior stuff? We're better than that.

This thread is about the 2+ mio MH-fans that existed in Japan during the days of handheld-MH. They're now 'missing' from MHW. As I said, I doubt that that many fans just vanished. Which means they're probably waiting for another handheld-MH. Due to Switch being the only valid option, that's why it's closely tied to the question at hand.

So again: Don't you think a new Switch-MH is coming or not? And if yes, in what form? I think that's a very interesting topic to talk about. Nobody's badmouthing MHW here.

 

[blackjon24]

I'd rather just see an entirely new game for the switch thats closer to the portable games and I think it's coming. I would have no interest in buying a watered down version of monster hunter world.

and just so we're clear mhw world absolutely murdered in japan. It's at like 2mil physical and it's not like it's not selling anymore copies

 

[TLZ]

Despite having stabbed Evilore in the back, Chris1964 is still one of the more competent sales people. According to him there are no shortages, certainly not because of MHW.

On the other forum there are a good number saying it's definitely in shortage. Also forgot what sites/outlets mentioned it.

 

[Leocarian]

Weak hardware = can't innovate anymore. That's what's going on.

 

[VertigoOA]

Let’s not downgrade after finally making progress with the ip.

It’s also nice to play it on platforms with online infrastructure that isn’t a complete joke.

 

[Yagami_Sama]

I think is gone. Capcom pushed to hard for Monster Hunter World be a success. They really tried very hard to achieve this. Shipped more copies than any other game of company

As per the media create data, Monster Hunter World, crossed the 2 million mark, and Famitsu estimate that the game sold more than 600k digitally, which is quite impressive, and to tell the truth, I still have a hard time to believe that the game sold more than 4 millions outside Japan. Anyway, they efforts paid off, the game was success, and since they achieve this, and Monster Hunter XX for switch, selling decently well, without any marketing push or localization. I think that the franchise is done on Nintendo consoles. Capcom saw that they are able to sell a lot of units without putting the game on Switch, and when the game releases on PC, they might earn more money, and achieve even more "units sold". So I don't think that we will se another game on Switch they will be too busy with the game on other platforms, maybe next year they release the "G" version, as a standalone release, like they did on 3DS or as a DLC / Expansion which might be more interesting.

I particularly don't think that it is a matter of hardware, it is just business and Capcom have made their decision, like they did on moving the franchise to 3DS instead of Vita.

 

[Azelover]

Every franchise peaks..

 

[staen]

On the other forum there are a good number saying it's definitely in shortage. Also forgot what sites/outlets mentioned it.

Do you have any sources? Quick google search brings up nothing. I was under the impression NihongoGamer was a YT channel where you “learn Japanese through games”, not a news outlet.

I think is gone. Capcom pushed to hard for Monster Hunter World be a success. They really tried very hard to achieve this. Shipped more copies than any other game of company

As per the media create data, Monster Hunter World, crossed the 2 million mark, and Famitsu estimate that the game sold more than 600k digitally, which is quite impressive, and to tell the truth, I still have a hard time to believe that the game sold more than 4 millions outside Japan. Anyway, they efforts paid off, the game was success, and since they achieve this, and Monster Hunter XX for switch, selling decently well, without any marketing push or localization. I think that the franchise is done on Nintendo consoles. Capcom saw that they are able to sell a lot of units without putting the game on Switch, and when the game releases on PC, they might earn more money, and achieve even more "units sold". So I don't think that we will se another game on Switch they will be too busy with the game on other platforms, maybe next year they release the "G" version, as a standalone release, like they did on 3DS or as a DLC / Expansion which might be more interesting.

I particularly don't think that it is a matter of hardware, it is just business and Capcom have made their decision, like they did on moving the franchise to 3DS instead of Vita.

Well, they moved the main series from the Wii to the 3DS, not Vita to 3DS. Since the 3DS now had the main series and was also a portable system, I guess there was no reason to have two portable MHs. When the main series was on a home console, they still had a portable MH on the PSP.

I think the main MH team probably won't bother with the Switch anymore but the Switch will still get a MH game from the portable series team. There's no reason to not put MH on handheld too as I'm sure there is still a market for handheld MH fans but they aren't the priority anymore.

As for keeping Switch MH Japan exclusive, why would they do this? I understand for MHW it was to establish a foothold for MH in the west, but I feel they've already successfully done that. Why continue to withhold portable MH?

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

Well, the 4,8 number by MHP3rd was series' peak, I don't think that we can take that as a standard for the series (heck, it's one game on a 13-year-series). Probably the 4 million on an healthy console with a big install base (like the 3DS) is a more human figure. On PS4 (6+ million in japan) MHW sold like 3 millions copies (2 million retail plus 800k++ digital), for a guy who follow game sales, its huge for a sony console in Japan. Huge. It's like one of the best tie ratio ever at this point for sony, if not the best.
And that result, a "sacrifice" of 1 million copies it's not that hard to swallow, as the price of a single copy it's way higher and the game is really successful in the west. It's the best selling capcom game. Ever. It's a huge success, both for the critics, gamers and market.

They still can make a switch version or a brand new game for the system, thanks to the handheld crowd it would make a lot of money. But if that happens, it will have nothing to do with the MHW performance that is outstanding beyond any measure.

 

[WaterAstro]

MHW isn't the best running game on the current consoles, so they'll probably be pulling hair making it work on the Switch.

This is a completely new engine, so they can't do the same downres PS2 engine that they have done for portable systems.

 

[Yagami_Sama]

I think that it will be very weird to have Monster Hunter Portable X for Switch, and Monster Hunter World for other consoles. Capcom pushed so hard for World be a success and have two entries of the same franchise with different names, could be a problem even if the game have different mechanics.

Imagine if they release a old style Monster Hunter for Switch, without the "QOL" improvements they did on World. The game will be sent to die. This is a very complex topic, several things to analyse, but consider how Capcom is today, and how successful World was /is, I think that they will stick with the game on other consoles and PC for a while and when the game start to not generate any profit,they might consider bring it on Switch. But this will take a while.

One thing I really don't understand is, people world and after that, started saying bad things about the other games of the series released for 3DS, like the games were horrible, unplayable and something like that, 4 and X, I played a lot and the improvements there were great to the series. I haven't played world, and I don't plan to do so, but as of now I still have a hard time to identify all the great innovations the game have.

 

[KevinKeene]

Not sure why some make it sound as if MHW wouldn't work MECHANICALLY on Switch. It has no gameplay features that the Switch cannot easily handle, too. Let's differ between graphics and mechanics.


That said, I wouldn't expect a port of MHW, that probably wouldn't sell a lot.

As for Japan-exvlusivity: It's just something I could see happening. And it'd probably make me hate Capcom for real. It was asinine to withhold MHXX, but a new handheld-MH keeping Japan-only? Final straw.

Well, the 4,8 number by MHP3rd was series' peak, I don't think that we can take that as a standard for the series (heck, it's one game on a 13-year-series). Probably the 4 million on an healthy console with a big install base (like the 3DS) is a more human figure. On PS4 (6+ million in japan) MHW sold like 3 millions copies (2 million retail plus 800k++ digital), for a guy who follow game sales, its huge for a sony console in Japan. Huge. It's like one of the best tie ratio ever at this point for sony, if not the best.
And that result, a "sacrifice" of 1 million copies it's not that hard to swallow, as the price of a single copy it's way higher and the game is really successful in the west. It's the best selling capcom game. Ever. It's a huge success, both for the critics, gamers and market.

They still can make a switch version or a brand new game for the system, thanks to the handheld crowd it would make a lot of money. But if that happens, it will have nothing to do with the MHW performance that is outstanding beyond any measure.

Ist 2 mio plus 800k digitally? Someone in this thread wrote the digital sales are included in the 2 mio figure. Either way, it's a long way to the 1.2 mio that pastain entries on handhelds achieved. It seems odd ttat those simply shouldn't matter to Capcom anymore, western success or not.

 

[PuppetMaster]

Switch has far less system memory. 4GB vs 8GB. And actually usable memory by games is even less.

So for a large scale levels like MHW it would potentially require a MECHANICAL change if they had to break the maps into load zones etc to get it to fit in much tighter memory constraints.

 

[Virex]

Given how many PS4s and Copies Of MH:Worlds shipped in Japan I’d say the “abandoned” people went and bought a PS4 or a copy of Monster Hunter. And it sold a shit ton in the West. And as usual Switch owners are complaining because “WHY IS EVERYTHING NOT ON SWITCH”. I’m optimistic in saying that Monster Hunter has found a new home on PS4

 

[KevinKeene]

Switch has far less system memory. 4GB vs 8GB. And actually usable memory by games is even less.

So for a large scale levels like MHW it would potentially require a MECHANICAL change if they had to break the maps into load zones etc to get it to fit in much tighter memory constraints.

You're saying the system with the largest open-world on current systems (BotW) would have problems with MHW's areas? Come on.

Even 3DS could have had one single area without load times, it was a conceptual choice. Implying Switch would have problems with a seamless area simply doesn't make any sense.

Given how many PS4s and Copies Of MH:Worlds shipped in Japan I’d say the “abandoned” people went and bought a PS4 or a copy of Monster Hunter. And it sold a shit ton in the West. And as usual Switch owners are complaining because “WHY IS EVERYTHING NOT ON SWITCH”. I’m optimistic in saying that Monster Hunter has found a new home on PS4

Did you ignore the entire thread? What you posted is exactly what didn't happen. That's what this thread is about. The 'abandoned people' haven't bought MHW.

As for your console warrior-remark: Switch-fans understandably complain about the lack of games, because too many games that would have no problem running on Switch AND would fit its audience aren't being ported, and when it happens, there's always a caveat, see the Dark Souls-fiasco. It's asinine to put the onus here on Switch-fans and not scummy 3rd party-publishers. If the games were there, nonody would complain. You should stop telling people what they can and can't complain about, especially when you yourself aren't concerned. Nobody's trying to take away PS4's games.

 

[PuppetMaster]

You're saying the system with the largest open-world on current systems (BotW) would have problems with MHW's areas? Come on.

Yes I am.

They would have to seriously make major changes to the maps to make it fit in memory. These are not minor graphical change these would be major gameplay affecting changes.

I have played BoTW to completion. And I have nearly platinum ed MHW. So I can speak with authority on both. I am pretty sure you can't say the same otherwise you would not be port begging.

 

[NovumAngel]

Despite having stabbed Evilore in the back, Chris1964 is still one of the more competent sales people. According to him there are no shortages, certainly not because of MHW.

The same way you don't want people to start console wars, please don't start forum wars, no one stabbed anyone in the back and let's just leave things as they happened.


As for Monster Hunter World on the Switch, Capcom's standard answer since the release of World has been:

"However, taking into account various conditions, bringing Monster Hunter: World now for release is difficult. The reason is that the Switch has different functions from other stationary consoles as well as different players.”

https://kotaku.com/bringing-monster-hunter-world-to-nintendo-switch-is-d-1822988009

I'm aware that they've released XX on the Switch last year, so a monster hunter is of course possible on the console, but there is reason to believe that the new one can't be ported without effort, my bets would be on the heavier focus of multiplayer in World. I'm not really a fan of the series so feel free to point out if I'm wrong.

 

[KevinKeene]

Yes I am.

They would have to seriously make major changes to the maps to make it fit in memory. These are not minor graphical change these would be major gameplay affecting changes.

I have played BoTW to completion. And I have nearly platinum ed MHW. So I can speak with authority on both. I am pretty sure you can't say the same otherwise you would not be port begging.

You'll have to quote me where I'm port-begging. That's not what this thread is about. If that's how you took it, you should probably calm down a bit.

And if you think you have 'authority', why not explain why a system with BotW (that's not even using the Switch' power) cannot handle MHW's seamless area. Disclaimer because I'm honest: You probably won't be able to give an explanation that I won't call out as nonsense. Because it makes no sense.

 

[EDMIX]

Could you please not start any console warrior stuff? We're better than that.

This thread is about the 2+ mio MH-fans that existed in Japan during the days of handheld-MH. They're now 'missing' from MHW. As I said, I doubt that that many fans just vanished. Which means they're probably waiting for another handheld-MH. Due to Switch being the only valid option, that's why it's closely tied to the question at hand.

So again: Don't you think a new Switch-MH is coming or not? And if yes, in what form? I think that's a very interesting topic to talk about. Nobody's badmouthing MHW here.

https://www.destructoid.com/monster...-selling-capcom-game-of-all-time-492825.phtml

Its the best selling MH and the best selling game from Capcom. You don't know that those fans who buy it on "Nintendo" have not jumped ship to buy it on PS4. You are not talking about "missing" MH fans, you are simply talking about MH sales missing from Nintendo. Those fans have likely moved on to other systems to play stuff like Monster Hunter. I don't think new MH is coming to Switch, in fact I think the days of that series every being exclusive to Nintendo are pretty much over.

Puts it out on PS4 and XONE....best selling game in their companies history.

Thus...those days are over.

I think if you see Switch version, its because it has a PS4, PC and XONE version, if it can work on Switch, it will be on other systems. They have nor reason to give up money, but something like MH WORLD clearly might not even be feasible on Switch, thus the reason it only exist on actual home consoles.

 

[Virex]

You're saying the system with the largest open-world on current systems (BotW) would have problems with MHW's areas? Come on.

Even 3DS could have had one single area without load times, it was a conceptual choice. Implying Switch would have problems with a seamless area simply doesn't make any sense.



Did you ignore the entire thread? What you posted is exactly what didn't happen. That's what this thread is about. The 'abandoned people' haven't bought MHW.

As for your console warrior-remark: Switch-fans understandably complain about the lack of games, because too many games that would have no problem running on Switch AND would fit its audience aren't being ported, and when it happens, there's always a caveat, see the Dark Souls-fiasco. It's asinine to put the onus here on Switch-fans and not scummy 3rd party-publishers. If the games were there, nonody would complain. You should stop telling people what they can and can't complain about, especially when you yourself aren't concerned. Nobody's trying to take away PS4's games.

You’re basically port begging

 

[KevinKeene]

https://www.destructoid.com/monster...-selling-capcom-game-of-all-time-492825.phtml

Its the best selling MH and the best selling game from Capcom. You don't know that those fans who buy it on "Nintendo" have not jumped ship to buy it on PS4. You are not talking about "missing" MH fans, you are simply talking about MH sales missing from Nintendo. Those fans have likely moved on to other systems to play stuff like Monster Hunter. I don't think new MH is coming to Switch, in fact I think the days of that series every being exclusive to Nintendo are pretty much over.

Puts it out on PS4 and XONE....best selling game in their companies history.

Thus...those days are over.

I think if you see Switch version, its because it has a PS4, PC and XONE version, if it can work on Switch, it will be on other systems. They have nor reason to give up money, but something like MH WORLD clearly might not even be feasible on Switch, thus the reason it only exist on actual home consoles.

This thread is about Japan.

 

[VertigoOA]

My favorite thing of the past few months is seeing Nintendo fans throwing an epic shitfit over Monster Hunter being more successful than ever by making the jump to modern console hardware.

Game always sold like trash outside of Japan. It finally does well and that’s being spun as if it’s less popular because it didn’t outsell the last 3ds game in 5 months.

Well, these games used to only sell like 75k units before that in North America. Or are we expected to believe that Nintendo fanboys actual bought these and didn’t just use it to champion some metric of Japanese sales success. There’s nothing more transparent than the amount of major shillage from Nintendo fans. I mean ... y’all gonna spend 150$ on fuckig cardboard this Friday (lolololololo fucking cardboard lololololol )

Bu, bu, bu Japan!

And yes... of course the switch could run MHW.... NOT A CHANCE. Even Zelda had sub 20fps drops, and LOD pop in that’s some of the worst I’ve ever experienced because of the last gen game engine limitations.

 

[EDMIX]

This thread is about Japan.

But what is being asked is still relevant to the whole world. Sorry but Capcom isn't going to make an exclusive Monster Hunter for Switch when it just made the best selling game of its company. They are also not going to port what was already made from PS4 and XONE from the ground up, to work on a system it was never made to be on in the first place. Thus, "Japan's" sales in this is actually irrelevant. It would be like trying to say "This thread is about says in Turkey"

What about them? Clearly its not a big enough deal if the game just moved more units then any other game in the series. So Switch will probably see another Monster Hunter...one that is also on PS4, XONE and PC and clearly not the World version that exist on other systems. BotW is also a game that came out on Wii U, why would Capcom aim to make basically a Wii U looking game, JUST to have a Switch version?

They can make a side series for Switch users that also appears on PS4, XONE and PC, but they need something AAA like MH World in order to compete against other current gen home console games. So that means its more likely you see something on Switch that is on PS4, then the other way around, as Capcom needs to max those systems out, not try to nerf or downgrade to get to the Switch or Wii U level JUST to have a Switch version. What about those that bought MH for PS4 and XONE? Why should they get a last gen looking game JUST to get a Switch version all in the name of "Japan" sales? Lol don't you think thats rather a bit silly?

 

[KevinKeene]

My favorite thing of the past few months is seeing Nintendo fans throwing an epic shitfit over Monster Hunter being more successful than ever by making the jump to modern console hardware.

Game always sold like trash outside of Japan. It finally does well and that’s being spun as if it’s less popular because it didn’t outsell the last 3ds game in 5 months.

Well, these games used to only sell like 75k units before that in North America. Or are we expected to believe that Nintendo fanboys actual bought these and didn’t just use it to champion some metric of Japanese sales success. There’s nothing more transparent than the amount of major shillage from Nintendo fans. I mean ... y’all gonna spend 150$ on fuckig cardboard this Friday (lolololololo fucking cardboard lololololol )

Bu, bu, bu Japan!

And yes... of course the switch could run MHW.... NOT A CHANCE. Even Zelda had sub 20fps drops, and LOD pop in that’s some of the worst I’ve ever experienced because of the last gen game engine limitations.

Ok, I'm out of this forum. This amount of aggressive, non-sensical console warrior bs makes me so angry. This thread was about an interesting question.

 

[EDMIX]

Ok, I'm out of this forum. This amount of aggressive, non-sensical console warrior bs makes me so angry. This thread was about an interesting question.

No reason to get upset. You asked, it was answered.

"Is Capcom really abandoning million of MH-fans that are seemingly not interested in home console MH?"

No, they will likely make one for Switch that is also on PC, PS4 and XONE, simply that clearly MH World is likely not going to be it.

"With software-sales of MHW dwindling down" Best selling game at the company of all time...this is a bit silly.

"do we expect a port of MHW?" Nope. I expect a handheld MH that is just released along side a PC, PS4 and XONE version and is some sort of side game that isn't the MH World series ie main games.

"keep future Switch-MH exclusive to Japan?" - I don't see that happening as I don't see them making any part of that series exclusive to anyone. Look what happened when they did before, they didn't even know they had a series on their hands that would give them the BEST SELLING GAME of their company if they just put it on home consoles, so I don't see them making that mistake again. Its likely they will just port what they make on Switch in terms of of a MH side game or something.

You asked, it was answered.

 

[Virex]

Ok, I'm out of this forum. This amount of aggressive, non-sensical console warrior bs makes me so angry. This thread was about an interesting question.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out

 

[VertigoOA]

Don’t forget to take your Amiibo collection.

 

[Brofist]

Just buy the PS4 version or wait for the superior PC version. Beggars can't be choosers

 

[Ragnaroz]

I don't see what the problem is here. They have traded 2 million Japanese players for 5 million Western players. That's a win in my book.

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

Ist 2 mio plus 800k digitally? Someone in this thread wrote the digital sales are included in the 2 mio figure. Either way, it's a long way to the 1.2 mio that pastain entries on handhelds achieved. It seems odd ttat those simply shouldn't matter to Capcom anymore, western success or not.

I know that you're banned, but I will reply in case you are reading, hoping to be helpful for everyone curious. The 2m figure is only retail (physically), MHW reached that milestone last week in Japan. Digital sales are not counted and the last time I heard something it sold already more than 800k (600k+ in january alone, I dont remember the exact number).

 

[Yagami_Sama]

I thought that this kind of thing had vanished from here, but I think that people, still taking some discussion to serious.

I kind of thought that there is a common sense regarding this topic. Capcom made their choice, and they were successful. Hence there is no hurry or will to port the game for Switch, or they don't need to that to be successful.

I particularly think that Capcom pushed Monster Hunter World too hard, almost in a desperate way to make the thing successful. The game be the best selling game of all time, is just to convenient for me. Like, if they had shipped 4 million worldwide plus digital, it would no be that impressive, and for sure some negativity about the game would be created. But no, Capcom went all out and shipped 5 million, which put the game above all game of the series. Too convenient, and well played Capcom.

 

[InterMusketeer]

Regardless of sales numbers, I find it hard to believe all Japanese players just up and abandoned portable versions that quickly because of World. I was under the impression MH was mostly popular (in Japan) because of the ability to play it co-op with friends, locally. World may be a better game in many respects, but it does lose out on that functionality. I suspect the demand for a portable version still exists, so there could be something there for Capcom to look into. It's going to be interesting to see if Capcom is willing to take that chance though. I don't see them straight up porting the PS4/PC version to Switch. It would have to be a specially made game for Switch. Would Japanese players keep playing both, or abandon one of them? It might just not be worth it to Capcom. It comes down to whether the Japanese player base is willing to give up the portability permanently.

Either way, it is a shame if this series doesn't come to Switch. I'm personally not that interested in these games, but it seems like MH would be a great fit on the system. You can play locally with friends after school/work, and then continue at home on the big screen and online. That sounds exactly what the Japanese market would want.

 

[Daymos]

Monster hunter world XXX for japan-only.

 

[lo zaffo]

I'm not an expert, but I think a new installment of Monster Hunter for Switch is an easy task for CapCom, it has a long story of scalable engines, and even it would be an easy task for a third party ordered to do the port of MH:W for Switch.
I think MH:W can be ported to portable devices, like phones, or Switch, and I see this title can gain something game-side from a possible port.
I don't think that anything really matters, because is up to CapCom executives plans, nothing else matter. If they stay focused on home peecees and big consoles they make the beds they will sleep into. All in all only a few would complain of that.

 

[mushy tailspin]

I don't see switch getting MH this gen. Plus capcom have lost their damn minds

 

[NovumAngel]

I think people are already forgetting that the switch (in Japan) already has a monster hunter game.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

I think people are already forgetting that the switch (in Japan) already has a monster hunter game.

NeoGAF > Gaming Discussion > Monster Hunter, Japan and the Switch - is Capcom abandoning those 7 million console gamers?

 

[mushy tailspin]

I think people are already forgetting that the switch (in Japan) already has a monster hunter game.

its stories isn't it? If so are we counting that? If its not then translate cappy!