Monster Hunter

By rss@youtube.com (WarlockHx2) A Wii port of the popular action game for Playstation 2, where players once again set off on adventure as hunters of gigantic beasts. The Wii version retains everything from the PS2 version, including the four player online play mode, as well as new features like the ability to have items se...

Take a quick look at character customization, conversation, fishing and hunting. Website: Game Trailers Publisher: Capcom www.spike.com

By JC Fletcher Japanese Monster Hunter fans will be able to bring this abomination into their lives, in white or red, on January 29, for ¥9,240 ($103.52). Via Andriasang]Monster Hunter pillow will give you nightmares originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms fo...

By Stephen Totilo That interview runs in the new Edge issue, which covers the 2009 Tokyo Game Show and offers that new spin on the familiar topic of the modern struggles of the Japanese gaming industry. The issue is available in the U.K. and available to U.S. subscribers (like me) now.

By Michael McWhertor 11. Gran Turismo (PSP) 13. Dragon Quest IX (DS) 14. Undead Knights (PSP) 15. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP) 18. Macross Ultimate Frontier (PSP) 19. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (PSP) 25. Minna no Sukkiri (PSP) 26. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 28. Okami (Wii)

By Stephen Totilo The Wii isn't the most ideal platform for making the most beautiful graphics," Tsujimoto, producer of the Japanese hit and U.S.-bound Monster Hunter Tri, told me as we sat down for an interview in Capcom's media suite at the 2009 Tokyo Game Show. "You can can [make them] within the limitation...

By Brian Ashcraft The hardware sales for the period were: The top five selling games were Dragon Quest IX (3.92 million copies), Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (2.06 million), Wii Sports Resort (1.19 million), Tomodachi Collection (1.15 million) and Monster Hunter 3 (908,693 copies).

By Brian Ashcraft Patrons select a room to spend with their paid girlfriend. Rooms include a big sister room, a maid's room, a classroom, a Japanese room or a Monster Hunter-style room. After selecting a room, customers pick out a costume for the girl. The price breakdown is ¥4,000 for 40 minutes, ¥5,500 for 60...

By Michael McWhertor We braved a sea of outrageously sized cameras and sweat-stained shirts for the second day of Japanese kids wearing do-it-yourself homages to Final Fantasy, Monster Hunter, The King of Fighters, Guilty Gear and more to bring you... digital photographs!

By Thien Both versions of the Pokemon games took over the latest Japanese charts with a combined sales of 1.4 million. Edia’s popular navigating software Maplus: Portable Navi 3 make it to the Top 10 with more than 10,000 copies sold as the best version of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G continues its r...

By Michael McWhertor 02. Dragon Quest IX (DS) - 71,000 / 3,794,000 03. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 46,000 / 1,085,000 05. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) - 34,000 / 836,000 06. Soulcalibur Broken Destiny (PSP) - 29,000 / NEW 07. SupaRobo Gakuen (DS) - 28,000 / NEW 09. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP) - 18,000 / 925,000

By Brian Ashcraft What you missed last night My, A Lot Of People Play Runescape No Final Fantasy Versus XIII At Tokyo Game Show The People That Play One Game For 200-300 Hours A Year Best Buy 360 Games Going For A Song Monster Hunter 3 Cheater Banned Until The Year 9999

By Brian Ashcraft Before going to Platinum Games, Jean Pierre Kellams cut his teeth at Capcom, where he worked on the localization of titles like God Hand, Monster Hunter and Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Justice for All. Kellams also did early story work and script drafts for Bionic Commando. In October 200...

By Michael McWhertor According to Japanese sales tracker Media Create, Wii sales jumped from about 24,000 units last week to over 95,000 this week, a boost surely helped by the introduction of a Monster Hunter 3 hardware bundle. That increase in Wii sales didn't translate to much in the way of help to the compet...

By Michael McWhertor Dragon Quest IX's three week run at the top of the chart is ended by sales of more than half a million copies of Monster Hunter 3. And with the release of Sega's Puyo Puyo 7 in Japan, the top five games this week are all for Nintendo platforms.

By Brian Ashcraft Tomorrow in Japan, eagerly awaited title Monster Hunter 3 goes on sale. Capcom is ready for big sales and has shipped a million copies to Japanese retailers. The game was originally planned as a PS3 game, but Capcom later announced it for the Wii in Fall 2007.

By Michael McWhertor 11. Wii Fit (Wii) 14. EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis (Wii) 15. Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (PSP) 17. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 20. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 24. Evangelion: Jo (PSP) 26. Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable (PSP) 29. Dragon Ball Z: Story Saiyajin Raishuu (DS) 30. Made in Ore (DS)

By Brian Ashcraft 14. Mario Kart Wii: 254,631 12. Style Savvy: 285,944 11. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: 313,668 7. Rhythm Heaven Gold: 384,191 6. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days: 385,799 5. Wii Fit: 432,191 4. Resident Evil 5: 467,191 3. Ryu Ga Gotoku 3: 485,630 2. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best): 556,650

By Brian Ashcraft Namco Bandai's God Eater is coming to Japanese PSPs this fall, and it still really looks like Monster Hunter, giant swords and giant monsters and all.

By Michael McWhertor 14. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 15. Made in Ore (DS) 16. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 17. Yuusha 30 (PSP) 19. Wii Sports (Wii) 20. HAWX (PS3) 21. Dragon Ball Z: Story Saiyajin Raishuu (DS) 24. Monster Hunter G (Wii) 25. Onore no Shinzuru Michi wo Yuke (PSP) 26. Deca Sports 2 (Wii) 27. Wii de Asobu Pikmin 2 (Wii)

By Michael McWhertor 11. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) 13. Wii Fit (Wii) 15. Made In Ore (DS) 16. Dragon Ball Z: Story Saiyajin Raishuu (DS) 19. Wii de Asobu Pikmin 2 (Wii) 20. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 21. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 22. Monster Hunter G (Wii) 25. Wii Sports (Wii) 30. Memories Off 6: T-Wave (PSP)

 CA by John Tanaka May 29, 2009 - The week of May 11 through May 17 was the slowest week of 2009 far for the Japanese games market. The week of May 18 through May 24, the latest period covered by Media Create, rebounded a little, but still ended up being ...

By Michael McWhertor 11. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 12. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 13. Monster Hunter G (Wii) 14. Growlanser (PSP) 15. Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes (PSP) 19. Wii Sports (Wii) 22. SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1 (PSP) 25. Takt of Magic (Wii) 27. Persona (PSP) 29. Deca Sporta 2 (Wii) 30. ToraDora Portable! (PSP)

 South Africa Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2G (Best) for the PSP climbs two places to number 4 with 14 000 copies and Bleach: Heat the Soul 6 drops from last week's number 1 to fifth this week, scraping together just 13 000 copies. Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin ...

Capcom teased and tantalized with the Monster Hunter 3 video and now Jaleco has come along with the action-RPG, Kizuna, to rub all their gaming goodness in the faces of North American Nintendo fans who have been snubbed of everything but shovelware. ...

The past couple of day, Capcom has been treating gamers to new information regarding the upcoming western release of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. First they released the first part of a tutorial series, which you can watch below, where top Japanese ...

 CA Games that fell off the charts from last week's top ten include Capcom's Monster Hunter G, Namco's Taiko Drum Master and Konami's Jikkyo Powerful Major League 2009 for Wii, and Atlus' Persona for PSP. Media Create Japanese Software Sales for week ending 17/05: PSP's ... EL33TONLINE

Monster Hunter Portable 2G (PSP The Best) finished sixth with 15 000 copies while Konami's Winning Eleven Playmaker 2009 for the Wii debuts at number 7 with 14 000 copies. Wii Fit hangs on to its place in the Top 10, settling into eighth with 11 000 ...

 NC I've had it described to me as a mix of Oblivion and Monster Hunter: Western RPG-style trappings like an open-ended dark fantasy world combined with a Japanese action-game feel to the combat. There's a non-linear world, complex character creation and ...

Capcom is releasing the UK version of Japanese PSP smash, Monster Hunter: Freedom Unite, on June 26th and is determined to help generate a similarly frenzied scene in the West. As you may well be aware, this addictive take on the Pokemon phenomenon ...

I didn't care for the Monster Hunter games I played so much in single player mode, but as any Japanese fan of the series can probably tell you, multiplayer is where the action's at. The UK launch trailer for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite you can see ...

 Florida Capcom enlisted the help of the top four Japanese Monster Hunters in the world to help create this online resource, packed with tutorials, oveviews, and background on the Monster Hunter universe. The goal here is to prime westerners for the upcoming ...

By William Usher: 2009-05-14 15:26:14 Capcom has really outdone themselves with Monster Hunter 3. The amazing new gameplay footage showcases an assortment of customizable player options and larger-than-life monster battles. ... Monster Hunter 3 Has a Hot Date in Japan 1UP.com

By Michael McWhertor 02. Dragon Ball Z: Story Saiyajin Raishuu (DS) - 41,000 / 115,000 03. Made in Ore (DS) - 41,000 / 97,000 05. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (PSP) - 23,000 / 663,000 06. Monster Hunter G (Wii) - 23,000 / 195,000 07. Wii Fit (Wii) - 20,000 / 3,403,000 09. Persona (PSP) - 14,000 / 93,000

 CA Three DS titles followed Pokemon, filling out the top four spots on this week's charts, including Dragon Ball Kai: Saiyajin Raishuu, the WarioWare title Made in Ore and Mario & Luigi RPG 3. The budget-priced "PSP the Best" SKU for Monster Hunter ...

 South Africa Monster Hunter Portable 2G (Best) climbs three places to number 5 with 23 000 copies while Monster Hunter G for the Wii sticks it out at number 6. Wii Fit picks up the pace, moving up five places to seventh with 20 000 copies and Jikkyou Power Pro ...

By Kevin Gifford, 05/13/2009 Capcom's Japanese HQ accounted this week that Monster Hunter 3, the action-ish RPG-ish Wii game that's sure to be their meal ticket for the next half-year or so in Japan, is well enough along to merit an official street ...

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 NY The event primarily shows off games, anime and figurines. But like most of these events, there's bonus cosplaying. If the number of various cosplayers cosplaying Monster Hunter is any indication, that franchise is popular in Japan. Or so we hear. ...

This week's charts, with data taken from April 30th, 2009, find Monster Hunter G and a PSP remake of Persona leading multiplatform sales in Japan, while Wii Fit and Resident Evil 5 continue to dominate stateside. Data for "Saling The World" comes ...

By Michael McWhertor 01. Monster Hunter G (Wii) - 132,000 / NEW 03. Killzone 2 (PS3) - 41,000 / NEW 04. Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 (PSP) - 31,000 / NEW 05. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (The Best) (PSP) - 23,000 / 613,000 07. Sengoku Basara Battle Heroes (PSP) - 17,000 / 130,000 09. Wii Fit (Wii) - 11,000 / 3,369,000

by David Jenkins In Japan, Capcom sees its first success with the Monster Hunter franchise on a Nintendo platform, topping the charts with a port of Monster Hunter G for the Wii. Monster Hunter G is an updated version of the original playstation 2 game ...

 - Shui Ta Killzone managed to grab the number three spot on Japanese sales charts behind Monster Hunter G for the Nintendo Wii and Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Sky for the Nintendo DS. The leaked numbers have Killzone 2 selling 43000 units in Japan ...

Japan's leading videogame magazine, Famitsu, finally announced the winners of its 2008 awards, and in a display of differences between Japanese and American videogame tastes, Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G took home the Game of the Year prize, ...

This week's charts, with data taken from April 23rd, 2009, find Monster Hunter G and Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai heading Japanese sales, while Killzone 2 and Professor Layton maintain their popularity stateside. ...

Not to mention how the prime franchises over here are Madden, Grand Theft Auto, Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, while Japanese charts are populated with Monster Hunter, Pokemon, and Dragon Quest. Then Nintendo had to go and take up half the top 10 with all ...

 South Africa Monster Hunter Portable 2 G on the PSP, meanwhile, sells 1000 units less to reach No. 4, with 18 000 sold and 591 000 units sitting in Japanese homes since its release. Hitman Reborn, another debut title, this time from Takara Tommy releases on the DS ...

Another regular in the Top 10, Capcom's Monster Hunter Portable 2G (PSP the Best), hangs on to fourth with 18 000 copies while Konami's Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 for the DS drops two places to number 5 in its second week on the chart with 17 000 ...

By Thien Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna Portable retains its top position in the latest Japanese charts for the second consecutive week thanks to the lack of major new releases last week. This also enable Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best), which has consistently sold over 20,000 c...

 South Africa The PSP title sells 34 000 copies, just beating Mario & Luigi RPG 3 for the DS which climbs two places to number 2 with 33 000 copies. Pro Yakyuu Famista DS 2009 from Konami debuts at number 3 with 27 000 copies while Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable ...

 Romania Rhythm Heaven Gold managed to sell 1.65 million copies, reaching number three, while Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G registered 1.62 million units, followed by Wii Fit at number five. The first three games in the chart were released in the period that ...

 NC The DS was the strongest seller with 4 million systems sold, followed by the PSP, bolstered by the popularity of Capcom's Monster Hunter games, with 3.23 million. The popularity of handhelds in Japan has been a constant for some time now. ...

 South Africa Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2G (PSP the Best) moves up one place to number 7 with 24 000 copies with life-to-date sales of the popular title now standing at 531 000. Koei’s Musou Orochi Z for the PS3 drops three places to number 8 with 21 000 ...

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 South Africa Nintendo’s Picross 3D is at number 7 with 24 000 copies after debuting last week at number 3 while Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2G (PSP the Best) gains one place to finish eighth with 23 000 copies. Koei’s Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid rounds off ...

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 CA This presumably refers to multiplayer -- not a surprise considering the Monster Hunter craze amongst Japanese PSP players. Ys I&II Chronicles is a remake of the first two Ys games. It's based off a 2001 PC remake of the games, but promises new sound ...

By Thien Capcom launches a special campaign today celebrating 3 million copies of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G being shipped. Starting this Friday, Japanese gamers can log on to the “Hunters! Thank You! Campaign” website and answer a quiz to win either a ¥5,000 Gourmet Card Gift Coupon or the spe...

 CA The next version of insanely popular Japanese game series Monster Hunter for the Wii is going to only be available for gamers who pay a subscription fee. Capcom will be charging Japanese users $8 will for the honor of playing Monster Hunter 3 on the ...

 South Africa Namco Bandai’s Super Robot Taisen Z Special Disc for the PS2 debuts in eighth with 28 000 copies while Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Best) for the PSP proves it still has what it takes at number 9 with 17 000 copies. ...

The upcoming Japanese port of Monster Hunter G for the Wii will mark the first game on the console to feature monthly online fees. Will this trend continue when Monster Hunter 3 comes to North America? By Andrew Webster | Last updated March 11, ... Monster Hunter G Priced in Japan IGN

By Thien The Monster Hunter series is 5-year-old today and an anniversary party was held in Tokyo’s Aoyama Bell Commons today. Plenty of announcements for the upcoming Wii games (the online usage charges is detailed) and also the launch of the cool sounding (in Japanese at least) “MonHunBu” (Mon...

 NY By Brian Ashcraft , 10:00 PM on Tue Mar 10 2009, 3325 views To mark the 5 year anniversary of Monster Hunter, Capcom has released Monster Hunter CG Art Works, a book about, well, the CG art in MH. The Japanese-language book has concept art, ...

 South Africa Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) re-enters the Top 10 this week at number 7 with 18 000 copies while Flight Plan’s Sacred Blaze for the PS2 is this week’s sixth new entry, debuting at number 8 with 17 000 copies. ...

 South Africa The bottom half of last week’s Top 10 all drop out of the Top 10 this week:, Monster Hunter 2nd G (Best) at number 11, Taiko no Tatsukin Wii, Wii Fit, Rhythm Tengoku Gold and Detective Conan & Kindachi at numbers 13, 14, 15 and 16 respectively.

Just yesterday, Capcom announced that Monster Hunter Portible Unite had crossed the three million mark in Japanese shipments (this figure includes shipments of a budget re-release version), becoming the first PSP title to go triple platinum over there. ...

 South Africa - Feb 12, 2009 Namco Bandai’s Detective Conan & Kindachi for the DS debuts at number 6 with 20 000 copies while Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Best) continues to ... Tales Still Has The Sales To Rank #1 In Japan Kotaku Australia all 4 news articles

 South Africa - Jan 16, 2009 the PSP title sold 49 000 copies for the week ending the 11th of January, placing it quite comfortably ahead of Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G ...

By Alan Tsang the PS3 must be connected online with an ethernet cable and not a wireless connection a Japanese PSN account a game that works with the service; the only game confirmed so far is Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Apparently, not everyone will be able to fulfill all those requirements, but if yo...

By Jean Snow TOKYO -- The Monster Hunterseries is a Japanese phenomenon, and to prove it, there was just no way to play Monster Hunter 3for the Wii unless you had the patience for hour-long waits, and that was during the business days. Image courtesy Capcom

By Michael McWhertor 13. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 17. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena (PSP) 18. Samurai Dou Portable (PSP) 19. Soul Eater: Montone Princess (Wii) 21. Wii Sports (Wii) 25. Dragon Quest V (DS) 26. Monster Hunter Portable 2 G (PSP) 29. Sim City Creator (Wii)

By Dawdle Welcome, to Monster Hunter 3 (tri) Monster Hunter Tri- is so far exclusive to the Wii, and although no date is set for any territory, including Japan, expect more news about the game to come out of the upcoming Tokyo Game Show. Monster Hunter Tri- (3) [Capcom Official Site]

Monster Hunter Freedom 2G sales have been "skyrocketing", according to Capcom, since its March 27, 2008 release. The company also said the game broke Japanese PSP sales records, with 2 million units sold. ...

By cavale Recently 1UP released a preview of the Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G that, however, is in Japanese. Speculations suggest that a downloadable patch might be made available for the owners of Monster Hunter Freedom 2. ...

By Thien Amazon Japan chart is updated hourly, the latest chart can be viewed here. After eight weeks, Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! became the first game to unseat Mario Kart Wii and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G from the top spots in the latest Japanese charts. At this rate, MHP 2ndG looks all set to sur...

Wii racer nears 1 million mark, as Monster Hunter edges closer to 2 million.

By Thien Amazon Japan chart is updated hourly, the latest chart can be viewed here. Mario Kart Wii made a great first week to deny Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G it’s third week at the top spot of the Japanese charts. The game sold more than 600,000 copies while MHP 2ndG did 200,000. It’s great to see Star O...

S-Times Sony PS3, PS2, PSP All Dominate Japanese Software Charts S-Times, Canada - Apr 13, 2008 Sony's PlayStation Portable took the number one and number three slots with Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G and Star Ocean 2: Second Evolution, respectively. ...

By Michael McWhertor 01. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) - 488,000 / 1,369,000 03. Star Ocean 2: Second Evolution (PSP) - 91,000 / NEW 04. Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 (PSP) - 80,000 / NEW 07. Wii Fit (Wii) - 39,000 / 1,834,000 09. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) - 24,000 / 1,548,000 10. Deca Sports (Wii) - 22,000 / 116,000

By Griffin McElroy With that somber farewell behind us, we can move on to our own dystopian future -- one where the PSP, riding a Monster Hunter Portable 2 G-flavored wave of popularity, nearly outsells every other console combined. That's not a bad thing, mind you -- just an unforeseen shift in momentum, see...

By Andrew Yoon Considering the success of the previous Monster Hunter games on PSP, we're not surprised by reports of the game's incredible performance in its recent Japanese launch. "Things haven't been this lively since Smash Bros X.," an employee ...

By Andrew Yoon Playing Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, of course. One of the best selling games of last year, Monster Hunter managed to capture the Japanese gamer's hearts with its quirky, community-centric gameplay. The upcoming G expansion will ...

By Michael McWhertor Tomorrow, hardware sales figures hit later in the evening. It promises to be... interesting. 27. Tamagotchi no Puchi Puchi Omisecchi: Mina San Kyu (DS) 28. Animal Crossing Wild World (DS) 29. Dragon Tamer: Sound Spirits (DS) 30. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP)

By Michael McWhertor 12. Wii Play (Wii) 15. Mario Kart DS (DS) 16. Mario Party 8 (Wii) 17. Gundam Battle Chronicle (PSP) 19. Dragon Tamer: Sound Spirits (DS) 22. Dragon Ball Z: Sparking! Meteor (PS2) 26. Ghost Squad (Wii) 28. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (PSP) 30. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP)

By RSS Bot Singling out Japanese PSP system-seller Monster Hunter Freedom 2G, Capcom trumpeted its "best Q1 net sales and operating income since quarterly release announcements began." Net sales were ¥16352 million, up 14.5% from the same ...

By FA-RSSBot Wii racer nears 1 million mark, as Monster Hunter edges closer to 2 million Read More...

By gwong Can i get a copy of Monster Hunter Portable Japanese please? My friend and I are waiting for MHF2G and we basically cleared out MHF2, and he already has a real copy of MHP and i wanna play with him cus it seems like more fun.

By Kayin9988 An unconfirmed screen shot of Espina in MHP2G is spreading around in Japanese Monster Hunter fansites today. It was said that this is a leaking screen shot that should not be shown to the public yet. And the charactor in that screen shot is using the Greatsword made from Volganos and with Kiri...