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[Immaculate]

Holy shit
http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/sp/english/news/html/e130917.html
EDIT: maybe not nvm

the fourth day after the launch sales had already topped 2 million units

Thanks for the heads up vinnygambini

 

[Santiako]

Goddamn son. Now bring it to the west.

 

[Peru]

Well, shipped, but in this case the two are more or less the same.

Edit: Oops, I'm wrong, it says sales later in the text.

the fourth day after the launch sales had already topped 2 million units

 

[Silky]

CREAM, Dolla dolla bills y'all.

 

[KillerTravis]

Daaaamn

It's ok natureboy, maybe next gen

 

[Nirolak]

Impressive.

I'm curious at the physical/digital breakdown, though I suspect we won't get it for a bit.

 

[kick51]

Goddamn son. Now bring it to the west.

yeah! lets get that number up to 2,020,000!!

 

[RobotHaus]

How many were Capcom shooting for?

Also Vita am cry.

 

[VariantX]

Doesn't that say shipped?

That's still a pretty crazy amount of sales though.

 

[NewGame]

This inadvertently confirmed a western release yes?

 

[Eteric Rice]

God damn...

 

[gamergirly]

That's why they not moving it off 3DS....

 

[Gspark]

That is incredible. People love their Monster Hunter.

 

[FTF]

Dayum...250k 3ds week incoming.

 

[TheOGB]

This came out two days ago? Three?

Edit: Oh, came out the 14th. Nice.

 

[Gamerloid]

Dang. I hope they break records like they want to. Looking good. Keep it up!

 

[Kater]

Goddamn!
Edit: Oh, just the amount of shipped copies.

 

[Peru]

Yeah my bad it does actually say SALES after four days in the article.

 

[Anth0ny]

i was so wrong lol

 

[andthebeatgoeson]

How many were Capcom shooting for?

Also Vita am cry.

2.8 million, I think.

That is incredible. People love their Monster Hunter.

I've put in 70 hours into 3U and haven't put a dent in that thing. Nothing but bosses, looting, stat upgrades, just everything out the wazoo. It's a damn good game.

 

[Rozart]

Holy crap.

 

[Fandangox]

2.8 million, I think.

2.8 Million for may 2014 I think.

 

[vareon]

The delay is justified, I guess?

 

[IAmRandom31]

And Capcom can't afford to build a next gen engine for MH why ?

Basically a giant cash machine. Costs probably 10m to make and they bring in 300,000,000 with it

 

[Tenki]

as early as the fourth day after the launch sales had already topped 2 million units

.

 

[EmCeeGramr]

So, that's more copies of MH4 than there are Vitas in Japan, right.

 

[vinnygambini]

Holy shit
http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/sp/english/news/html/e130917.html
EDIT: maybe not nvm

Gimme my credit lol Kidding yah! Success!

 

[chertipros]

Do people understand why its on 3ds now?

 

[Vandole]

And suddenly Capcom has more than $150 million in the bank again.

 

[EloquentM]

How is that possible?

 

[Artorias]

Awesome. Can't wait to play it.

 

[1st Course]

the fourth day after the launch sales had already topped 2 million units

We need an update of this chart now:

 

[Usobuko]

And suddenly Capcom has more than $150 million in the bank again.

Brilliant.

 

[KillerTravis]

So, that's more copies of MH4 than there are Vitas in Japan, right.

Yes

 

[Nirolak]

So, that's more copies of MH4 than there are Vitas in Japan, right.

Yes.

1,823,717 Vitas.
1,067,899 Wii U's.
1,632,015 Xbox 360's.

 

[Hcoregamer00]

I said "WOW" when I read that headline.

I hope it has massive legs and gets more 3rd party goodness to the 3DS.

 

[Immaculate]

Gimme my credit lol Kidding yah! Success!

I should've it was a nice find

 

[MrCookiepants]

I thought initial shipments were going to be low? 2 million in 2 weeks or something? I guess that was bogus.

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

Impressive.

I'm curious at the physical/digital breakdown, though I suspect we won't get it for a bit.

We know it just passed NSMB2 on eShop alltime charts, did we ever digital sales figures for that game in Japan?

 

[-Horizon-]

Nintendo buying Japan...again.

 

[Sandfox]

We need an update of this chart now:

Pokemon is just going to point straight up lol.

 

[razoftblend]

And Capcom can't afford to build a next gen engine for MH why ?

Basically a giant cash machine. Costs probably 10m to make and they bring in 300,000,000 with it

Joke post?

Edit: I'm curious to know the split in this. Some people said they had shipped 2 mil, then they said 1.5 mil with the rest shipping later in the month. There's also download cards and digital sales. Even if it's not the biggest physical release in Japan, I think this is going to have interesting legs

 

[emb]

yeah! lets get that number up to 2,020,000!!

2,020,000! is huge. I don't think any game will ever sell that much.

 

[Aquamarine]

I thought initial shipments were going to be low? 2 million in 2 weeks or something? I guess that was bogus.

That was never a guarantee. The Japanese blog sinobi said there were "signs" Monster Hunter would ship 2 million throughout the month of September.

Now it looks like it's going to be greater than that.

 

[khaaan]

And Capcom can't afford to build a next gen engine for MH why ?

Basically a giant cash machine. Costs probably 10m to make and they bring in 300,000,000 with it

More or less because exactly that. Why go through building a new engine or whatever (I haven't been really following the technical advancements of the series) when people are willing to eat it up for a lot less.

 

[BY2K]

Nintendo and Capcom hand in hand, buying Japan.

 

[schuelma]

Completely expected.

This is going to sell a ton.

 

[Gadirok]

And Capcom can't afford to build a next gen engine for MH why ?

Basically a giant cash machine. Costs probably 10m to make and they bring in 300,000,000 with it

Because it probably wouldnt sell as well on consoles. In the west, monster hunter is still non-existant as it ever will be.

In japan, it has all its appeal on handhelds, and being on the 3ds was pure cash. Why upgrade when consumers are willing to buy it the way it is? They have proven that monster hunters current formula works well and if anything, it needs to remain the way it is.

Accessible on cheap hardware thats portable. And in this case the 3ds is the right answer, even if hardware wise it falls behind.


Edit: i honestly got to say that this was such a great move by nintendo to nab monster hunter when they did. Made their handheld more of a behemoth in the home region. I still have no respect for capcom, but incredible business move. If only sony would realize that they desperately need a new titan for the vita in japan. One that follows through on local lan in its own genre and does its own unique thing so that things turn around an the vita doesnt completely fall out of relevancy to leave the entire market to nintendo. Hopefully not another hunting game for the vita.

 

[megabytecr]

Amazing!! Great for Nintendo and also Capcom that was struggling.

 

[kuppy]

Great news!

I'm sure the west can do just as good.