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What will monster hunter do for the wii?
- Thread starter jessmo24
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To be honest I don't expect it to set the charts on fire in terms of hardware boost or its own software sales (as many people have pointed out the console versions don't sell anywhere near as much as the PSP versions), but I get the feeling that it wasn't aiming to boost the sales of the Wii itself, which has been doing phenomenally well on Nintendo's own titles, particularly Wii Sports, Wii Fit and Smash Bros. Brawl.
However I expect that it will try and get the hardcore gamer more interested in the Wii and raise the profile of that library of games on the console, something which a lot of people seem to think it needs. It could be the game that sways hardcore gamers who until now have avoided the machine and will buy a slew of other games that interest them, including some of Nintendo's own core games like Mario Galaxy and Twilight Princess, and any other third party titles not designed for the casual market.
So in short I expect it to do okayish numbers, not really increase the sales of the Wii itself (certainly not as much as the recent PSP Monster Hunter game has done for the handheld) and cause a general increase in sales of non-casual games. Again not a runaway success in any single category but a general improvement over all areas.
That's what I think anyway.
However I expect that it will try and get the hardcore gamer more interested in the Wii and raise the profile of that library of games on the console, something which a lot of people seem to think it needs. It could be the game that sways hardcore gamers who until now have avoided the machine and will buy a slew of other games that interest them, including some of Nintendo's own core games like Mario Galaxy and Twilight Princess, and any other third party titles not designed for the casual market.
So in short I expect it to do okayish numbers, not really increase the sales of the Wii itself (certainly not as much as the recent PSP Monster Hunter game has done for the handheld) and cause a general increase in sales of non-casual games. Again not a runaway success in any single category but a general improvement over all areas.
That's what I think anyway.
It depends on how well the online side of the game works. While I am tempted now to pick up a Wii....again!...I don't think I will just for this game. I am sure it will sell really well but not in SMG, Wii Fit numbers.
The question I had was would this have been a better idea for PS3 and 360? I hope Capcom do actually bring another Monster Hunter game to PS3 and 360 owners.
The question I had was would this have been a better idea for PS3 and 360? I hope Capcom do actually bring another Monster Hunter game to PS3 and 360 owners.
FitzOfRage
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So for the record, does anyone think it will have the same type of stellar effect on the Wii as the PSP?
Haunted
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Japan or worldwide?cvxfreak said:
I don't think so. I believe Pokemon comparisons are pretty apt here (even if the MH series is a bit less extreme). The handheld versions are among the best-selling of every generation, while the console versions register only as a blip on the radar.FitzOfRage said:
lastendconductor
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Unless GC controller is supported, I'd say the controls are going to be psp like (no camera stickGantz said:
)leesmapman
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The real question is: what will the Wii do for Monster Hunter?
rollingstart
Banned
Damn this thread, I totally expected it to be about 'what Monster Hunter 3 would do new on the Wii', not another sales thread.
jessmo24 said:
If Nintendo can't get beyond their current manufacturing capacity, Monster Hunter will either mean no general increase in Wii sales (since systems won't be on shelves) or it will mean diverted hardware supply and even larger shortages in other regions (similar to Brawl launch)
Majmun
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JDSN said:
If Capcom wants to make this series popular in the west a Ps360 version would sound more logical. Since that's the userbase who buys more "hardcore" games. And the online infrastructure is FAR better on those consoles.
I really don't know what MH3 will do for Wii. Maybe the game will get ported to PSP eventually if Wii version has low sales.
The-Switcher
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Japan: Something
Everywhere else: Less than nothing.
Everywhere else: Less than nothing.
jessmo24 said:
The same thing that it did to PS2: not much. The attractive part of MHP is the portability and the ability to play along with your co-worker at work. Most Japanese are at work until late at night and the game basically allows them to play co-op without returning home.
Die Squirrel Die
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Second said:
I think another PSP MH has very little to do with how well the Wii game does.
I think I'll have to err on the side of its sales being in the region of the previous console entries rather than the handheld ones. Unless Capcom add split screen multiplayer. I think that when it comes to console multiplayer titles, Japanese gamers are still more of the mindset that it's something you do in an actual physical group.
Majmun
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farnham said:
Wow, 4 games. Last time I checked X360 had more than 4 multi million selling titles.
Let's be honest here. A Ps360 release wil always sell better than just a Wii release. If Capcom would want to make MH big in the West, a Ps360 release would be more wise.
But I have a feeling Capcom only is focusing on Japan with this game, since the competition is dead there.
In Europe and NA people still buy a lot of different software. And all hardware is selling well outside of Japan. Sure, Wii is selling better, but you also have to take in mind who's buying it...
andthebeatgoeson
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Probably the same any non-AAA, system selling game would do: further bolster the hardcore base? I think casuals are in the bag for the Wii. Right now, it's just a play for harcore gamers. Not to say Monster Hunter is a hardcore game but Wii needs to convince certain people it can obtain and keep a number of games with a name to it. PES, GH and Monster Hunter are kinda changing the perception of the Wii. Good games that have the potential to sell well. A main line Resident Evil would do that, mainline Dragon's Quest or FF.
straydog1980
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Anasui Kishibe said:
Superblatt
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Yet another potential Wii online hit that will be craptastic thanks to a lack of voice chat.
Zerodoppler
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It will do exactly what Ninja Gaiden DS did for the DS.
Die Squirrel Die
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Taurus said:
That remains to be seen. As people have said, console MH relies on its online play, and Capcom have put it on the console with the least well developed online infrastructure. On the other hand, I happen to think that MH's console control scheme (using the right analogue stick for attacks) should translate very well (better?) to the Wii's motion control. The advatages to aiming ranged weapons should be obvious as well.
Anasui Kishibe
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Zerodoppler said:
make the PSP fans cry in supreme envy? Fuck, i'd have that any day of the week!