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Today in gaming: Dec 8
Original at Stuff.co.nz
• Mon, Dec 7
The Famitsu sales figures put the title ahead of previous week one high sellers Super Smash Bros Brawl (816198), Mario Kart Wii (608147) and Monster Hunter ...
First week sales of New Super Mario Bros. Wii in Japan are impressive
Original at Vooks.Net
• Mon, Dec 7
Brawl on 816k, Mario Kart Wii on 608k and the only third party title Monster Hunter 3 on 582k. The big question remains though, can this pull the Wii ... JAPAN: New Mario sells 422kMCV The Japan Preview: 12/6 Edition (NSMB Wii, 15 titles top 30k)VGChartz
NSMB Wii hits big in Japan: bricks record, collects coin - Joystiq
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Dec 7
NSMB Wii hits big in Japan: bricks record, collects coin blog) First week sales of New Super Mario Bros. Wii in Japan are impressiveVooks.Net JAPAN: New Mario sells 422kMCV The Japan Preview: 12/6 Edition (NSMB Wii, 15 titles top 30k)VGChartz
Great December Sales for Wii Games in Japan
Original at Nintendo World Report
• Fri, Dec 4
Sydney Morning Herald Brawl, Mario Kart Wii, and Capcom's Monster Hunter 3 as Wii titles that sold over 500000 copies within a week of release. Samurai Warriors 3 also received ... Famitsu Gives Mario Wii Perfect ScoreCubed3 all 77 news articles »
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 defeated HD Remix in sales battle
Original at Game Daily
• Mon, Nov 23
One IP that hasn't quite exceeded Capcom's expectations in the west is Monster Hunter. The company is working to turn that around with events like Monster ... and more »
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 defeated HD Remix in sales battle - Joystiq
Original at Joystiq
• Mon, Nov 23
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 defeated HD Remix in sales battle blog) One IP that hasn't quite exceeded Capcom's expectations in the west is Monster Hunter. The company is working to turn that around with events like Monster ... and more »
Saling The World: Wii Fit Plus, New Super Mario Bros. Wii Head US Sales
Original at Gamasutra
• Fri, Nov 20
Mirror.co.uk Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G -- PSP the Best (Capcom), 4. Elminage II: Sousei no Megami to Unmei no Daichi (Starfish), 5. Armored Core: Silent Line ... Famitsu Awards New Super Mario Bros. Wii A Perfect Score [Famitsu]Zergwatch all 316 news articles »
Forza 3 Makes Inroads Into Japanese Game Chart [Sales Get]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Oct 30
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)
Nathan Drake Charts Among Japan's Bestselling Games [Sales Get]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 22
By Michael McWhertor 12. Undead Knights (PSP) 15. Dragon Quest IX (DS) 16. Macross Ultimate Frontier (PSP) 17. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Baseball Portable 4 (PSP) 18. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) 20. Minna no Sukkuri (PSP) 26. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) 27. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 28. Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyoujuu (DS)
Japan Snaps Up A Lot More Pokemon Heart & Soul [Sales Get]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Oct 16
By Michael McWhertor 15. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) 16. Minna no Sukkuri (PSP) 17. Blue Dragon: Ikai no Kyoujuu (DS) 20. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) 22. Valhalla Knights Elder Saga (Wii) 23. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 24. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 (PSP) 27. Winning Post 7 2009 (PSP)
Wii Fit Plus Takes Japan by Storm [Sales Get]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 8
By Michael McWhertor 11. Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Portable 4 (PSP) 12. Dragon Quest IX (DS) 13. Love Plus (DS) 14. Minna no Sukkiri (PSP) 15. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) 18. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) 19. Winning Post 7 2009 (PSP) 20. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Tag Force 4 (PSP) 25. Ys 7 (PSP) 26. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
Japanese Market Continues To Experience Shrinkage [Only In Japan]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Oct 1
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).
Japan Chooses Miis! Pokemon Is Defeated! [Sales Get]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Sep 30
By Michael McWhertor 11. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP) 12. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) 15. Ys 7 (PSP) 16. Forever Blue 2: Beautiful Ocean (Wii) 21. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 24. Katekyoo Hitman Reborn! Battle Arena 2 - Spirits Burst (PSP) 28. Way of the Samurai 2 Portable (PSP) 30. 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de (PSP)
Tales Of Vesperia Just Can't Beat Those Pokemons In Japan [Sales Get]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Sep 25
By Michael McWhertor 11. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) 12. Forever Blue 2: Beautiful Ocean (Wii) 16. 428: Fuusa Sareta Shibuya de (PSP) 17. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (the Best) (PSP) 19. Monster Hunter 3 Tri (Wii) 28. Taikou Risshiden V (PSP) 30. The House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)
Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Sep 7 – Sep 13)
Original at PSPHyper
• Fri, Sep 18
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...
Nintendo Still Sitting Pretty Atop Japanese Game Charts [Sales Get]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Sep 3
• 5 related articles
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
Japan Still Lovin' The PS2, Still Buyin' Gundam [Sales Get!]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Aug 12
• 5 related articles
By Michael McWhertor 02. Monster Hunter 3 (Wii) - 137,000 / 657,000 03. Dragon Quest IX (DS) - 136,000 / 3,517,000 04. Tales of VS. (PSP) - 133,000 / NEW 06. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 73,000 / 902,000 07. Kamen Rider: Climax Heroes (PS2) - 52,000 / NEW 08. SD Gundam G Generation Wars (Wii) - 35 / NEW
Wii Has A Monster Week In Japan [Console Taisen]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Aug 6
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...
What Games Did Japan Buy In July? [Japan]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Aug 4
By Brian Ashcraft 9. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) (PSP) Launch: October 30, 2008 July Sales: 54,278 Life-to-date: 848,743 2. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) Launch: June 25, 2009 July Sales: 381,399 Life-to-date: 735,226 1. Dragon Quest IX (DS) Launch: July 11, 2009 July Sales: 3,217,501
Kotaku Originals: Glum Assignments [Original]
Original at Kotaku
• Sat, Aug 1
By Owen Good Let's Find Out How Many People Actually Use The PlayStation Network New Life Sales For Wii Fit, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Sports Capcom Quietly Reveals Bionic Commando Sales Data But, How Did Capcom Do? Pretty Good. Capcom Shipped A Million Copies Of Monster Hunter 3
A Week In Comments [Hyper Multi-tap]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, Jul 31
By Brian Ashcraft Who Can Stop Dragon Quest IX In Japan? Comment by: (Zombie) Goldwings Nominated by: Curse_Lily Tech Troop: Sir, the shield can't hold the amount sales for Dragon Quest. Commander: Dammit! Send in Monster Hunter for the Wii and may God help us all. Hits "Release Monster Hunter" button*
Dragon Quest IX Is Still Tops In Japan [Sales Get!]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Jul 27
• 5 related articles
By Michael McWhertor 01. Dragon Quest IX (DS) - 613,000 / 2,932,000 03. Wii Sports Resort (Wii) - 72,000 / 689,000 06. Ys I & II Chronicles (PSP) - 19,000 / NEW 08. Miku Hatsune Project Diva (PSP) - 15,000 / 131,000 09. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP) - 11,000 / 800,000
Wii Sports Resort Sales Pass 500,000 In Japan [The Japanese Software Chart]
Original at Kotaku
• Thu, Jul 9
• 5 related articles
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)
Wii Sports Resort Jet Skis Past The Competition In Japan [Sales Get!]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jul 1
• 5 related articles
By Michael McWhertor 11. Valhalla Knights 2: Battle Stance (PSP) 12. Wii Fit (Wii) 15. Really? Really! (DS) 17. Fate/Unlimited Codes Portable (PSP) 18. Noko Aozora ni Yakusoku: Tenohira no Rakuen (PSP) 23. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 25. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 29. Evangelion: Jo (PSP) 30. Wanted: Weapons of Fate (PS3)
Mii Collecting Is Big In Japan [Sales Get!]
Original at Kotaku
• Wed, Jun 24
• 5 related articles
By Michael McWhertor 12. Evangelion: Jo (PSP) 14. Wii de Asobu Chibi Robo! (Wii) 15. Mario Kart Wii (Wii) 17. Taiko no Tatsujin Wii (Wii) 19. Made in Ore (DS) 20. Wii Sports (Wii) 22. Arc Rise Fantasia (Wii) 23. Dragon Ball Z: Story Saiyajin Raishuu (DS) 24. Wii de Asobu Pikmin 2 (Wii) 27. Yuusha 30 (PSP)
The Biggest Game in Japan Last Month Was... [Japan]
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Jun 9
By Brian Ashcraft 10. Wii Fit Wii May sales: 74,930 units Life-to-date: 3,388,514 units 7. Monster Hunter Portable PSP May sales: 94,626 units Life-to-date: 742,875 units 3. Dragon Ball Kai Saiyajin Raishuu DS May sales: 176,725 units Life-to-date: 176,725 units
Media Create Japanese Software Sales for week ending 24/05: New ...
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Wed, May 27
• 4 related articles
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 ...
Media Create Japanese Software Sales for week ending 17/05: PSP's ...
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Thu, May 21
• 4 related articles
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 ...
Wii sales strike back at PS3 in Japan
Original at Punch Jump
• Sat, May 16
The Tech Herald CA Wii ranked three software titles in the top 10 games for the week, including Capcom Co.'s Monster Hunter G and Wii Fit. Enterbrain Inc. in May said that the PS3 outsold Wii in total Apr. Japan sales. Nintendo this month held an 8.5 percent increase in ...
Media Create Japanese Software Sales for week ending 10/05: DS ...
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Thu, May 14
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 ...
Saling The World: Patapon 2 Tops PSP Charts in Debut Week
Original at Gamasutra
• Fri, May 8
• 3 related articles
CA This week's charts, with data taken from May 7th, 2009, find Patapon 2 topping the PSP charts in its first week of US release, while A Ressha de Gyoukou DS and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G lead portable sales in Japan. Data for "Saling The World" ...
Capcom to lean on Playstation 3 for software sales
Original at Examiner.com
• Fri, May 8
Despite having more new titles (14) than the other two the Nintendo Wii is only predicted to sell 2.20 million units, which seems a little low since Monster Hunter 3 should be released before March 31st 2010. Sony also got the upper hand on the ...
Resident Evil 5, Street Fighter IV Drive Capcom Growth
Original at Gamasutra
• Thu, May 7
The publisher said the release of Resident Evil 5 and Street Fighter IV on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, as well as Monster Hunter Freedom 2G for PSP, helped drive overall sales to ¥91.9 billion ($926.67 million), a 10.6 percent increase from the prior ... Capcom Shipped Lots of Games Kotaku.com
Pokemon, Monster Hunter Lead in Japan
Original at IGN
• Wed, May 6
CA - John Tanaka Last year's April sales period included such major releases as Mario Kart Wii (4/10/2008) and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (3/27/2008), both of which went on to be million sellers. This year, the big releases for the month were Pokemon Mystery Dungeon ...
Sony Admits Capcom's Contribution to Its Consoles
Original at Softpedia
• Tue, May 5
Romania - Andrei Dobra He especially highlighted the success that the Monster Hunter series of titles was having in Japan, boosting PSP sales through the roof. “After 15 memorable years, I'm going to retire at the end of this month. It has been a true pleasure working at ...
PS3 Stays Strong in Japan
Original at Red Herring
• Fri, May 1
Meanwhile, the Wii saw a slight boost in sales due to the re-release of Monster Hunter G, with 18439 units sold. The Monster Hunter series is big in Japan , though Monster Hunter G has already graced two other systems (the playstation 2 and the PSP). ...
Saling The World: Persona, Monster Hunter G Head Japanese Charts
Original at Gamasutra
• Thu, Apr 30
• 3 related articles
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 ...
Media Create Hardware Sales 4/20 - 4/26
Original at Examiner.com
• Thu, Apr 30
Despite a huge drop from last week and the release of Monster Hunter G on the Wii, the Playstation 3 managed to stay comfortably ahead of Nintendo's console. It could conceivable stay ahead of the Nintendo Wii on a weekly basis until June, ...
Killzone 2 debuts at #3 in Japanese sales chart
Original at Examiner.com
• Wed, Apr 29
- 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 ...
Killzone 2 sells 20000 launch copies in Japan
Original at Destructoid
• Sat, Apr 25
While this is a very respectable situation for Killzone 2, Capcom's Monster Hunter for the Wii managed to put it to shame, bringing 92000 sales to the table on the same day. Still, it's Monster Hunter, it's the Wii and it's Japan. ... Killzone 2 sells 20K it's first day in Japan PS3Center.net
Saling The World: Killzone 2, Professor Layton Top US Real-Time Charts
Original at Gamasutra
• Thu, Apr 23
• 3 related articles
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. ...
Media Create Japanese Software Sales for week ending 19/04 ...
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Wed, Apr 22
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 ...
Media Create Japanese Software Sales for week ending 12/04: BASARA ...
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Thu, Apr 16
• 4 related articles
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 ...
Media Create Japanese Software Sales for week ending 5/04: Mobile ...
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Thu, Apr 9
• 4 related articles
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 ...
Japanese Game Sales Shrunk In 08
Original at Escapist Magazine
• Thu, Apr 2
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. ...
Media Create Japanese Software Sales for week ending 29/03: Mobile ...
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Wed, Apr 1
• 1 related articles
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 ...
Media Create Japanese Software Sales for week ending 22/03: Super ...
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Thu, Mar 26
• 1 related articles
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 ...
Japanese Sales Data: Media Create hardware sales for 09/03 – 15/03
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Thu, Mar 19
The PSP was once again the best-selling console in Japan, recording sales of 43 463 units for the week ending the 15th of March. Even with three PSP games in the Top 10 (Shin Sangoku Musou, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G and Resistance Retribution), ...
Japanese Sales Data: Media Create software sales for 09/03 – 15/03
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Thu, Mar 19
• 4 related articles
South Africa Sega’s Seventh Dragon for the DS drops to number 8 with 22 000 copies after debuting at number 2 last week while Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP the Best) hangs on to the ninth spot with 16 000 copies. Sony’s Resistance Retrubution for the ...
Japanese Sales Data: Media Create software sales for 02/03 – 08/03
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Wed, Mar 11
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. ...
Japanese Sales Data: Media Create software sales for 16/2 – 22/2
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Wed, Feb 25
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. ...
Japanese Sales Data: Media Create software sales for 09/02 – 15/02
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Wed, Feb 18
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.
Japanese Sales Data: Media Create software sales for 02/02 – 08/02
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Thu, Feb 12
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
Sales Fall in Japan, Dissidia Dominates Charts
Original at Softpedia
• Mon, Jan 19
Romania - Second place went to an old favorite, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G from Capcom, while Rhythm Tengoku Gold is the first Nintendo DS game in the charts. ...
Japanese Sales Data: Media Create software sales for 05/01 – 11/01
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Fri, Jan 16
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 ...
Japanese Sales Data: Media Create software sales for 29/12 – 04/01
Original at EL33TONLINE
• Fri, Jan 9
South Africa - Jan 9, 2009 Mario Kart Wii, also from Nintendo, is next at number 8 with 67 000 followed by Capcom’s Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Best) for the PSP at nine with 62 ...
Barry Nugget: Monster Hunter
Original at voyageronline (WordPress)
• Sat, Sep 27
By voyageronline Here’s the first of a new comic strip series that Mark Curnow, one of our sales team at HC/Voyager has created for Voyager Online: Barry Nugget, Monster Hunter. The strip appears in the hard copy Voyager Newsletter that goes out to booksellers and will also make some guest appearances in ou...
Monster Hunter Freedom 2G Boosts Capcom
Original at Kotaku Australia
• Wed, Jul 30
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. ...
Saling The World: Final Fantasy IV Heads DS Charts In Debut Week
Original at Gamasutra
• Fri, Jul 25
CA - Jul 25, 2008 Elsewhere, Nihon Falcom's debuting Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd manages to surpass the weekly sales of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G in its first ...
Saling The World: Final Fantasy IV Heads DS Charts In Debut Week
Original at Gamasutra
• Fri, Jul 25
CA - Jul 25, 2008 Elsewhere, Nihon Falcom's debuting Eiyuu Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd manages to surpass the weekly sales of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G in its first ...
Anyone For The Lifetime Sales Of Some Capcom Games?
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, May 26
By Luke Plunkett 02. Resident Evil 2 (January 1998, PS, 4,960,000) 04. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (September 1999, PS, 3,500,000) 09. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (February 2007, PSP, 2,150,000) 19. Resident Evil 4 (January 2005, GC, 1,600,000) 38. Monster Hunter Freedom (December 2005, PSP, 1,150,000)
MHP 2ndG: Famitsu Survey The Hunters
Original at PSPHyper
• Sat, Apr 26
By Thien Sales of the series so far TitleSystem/Release DateFirst Week SalesTotal Sales (as at April 6th)Monster HunterMar 11, 2004 (PS2)120,640288,559Monster Hunter GJan 20, 2005 (PS2)128,051237,393*Monster Hunter PortableDec 1, 2005 (PSP)118,3171,088,038*Monster Hunter 2Feb 16,...
Japanese hardware sales, March 24 - March 30: The Omega Man Memorial edition
Original at Joystiq
• Sun, Apr 6
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...
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G trailer, gameplay video
Original at Qj.net
• Wed, Apr 2
By Ryan A. It has been established that the PlayStation Portable video game Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is taking Japan by storm. As a matter of fact, Capcom recently announced the official total sales for the game in its first week: a ...
New Monster Hunter Ships 1 mln in 6 Days - Next Generation
Original at next-gen.biz
• Wed, Apr 2
New Monster Hunter Ships 1 mln in 6 Days Next Generation, CA - Apr 2, 2008 By Tom Ivan Capcom’s Monster Hunter Freedom 2G for PSP has shipped over one million copies in Japan in just six days, taking lifetime series sales to 6.3 ...
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (Promotional Video)
Original at PSP
• Sat, Mar 8
With many accessories, peripherals, and it's own PSP, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G is looking to bring yet another surge of PSP sales in Japan. To add to the ongoing coverage, we're providing a promotional video, showing off the ...
Capcom Funding Insane Monster-Hunting Expedition
Original at Kotaku
• Tue, Sep 11
By Luke Plunkett The Monster Hunter franchise has become a cultural phenomenon in Japan with Monster Hunter Freedom 2 notching up over 2.4 million sales since its release this April and holds the title of fastest ever selling game on the PlayStation portable console.
Joystiq - Capcom: Q109 sales up 15% (thanks Monster Hunter Freedom 2G)
Original at ConsoleCity Forums
• Wed, Jul 30
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 ...
MGS #1 in Japan Software Sales: Good and Bad..
Original at Def Digest Forums
• Thu, Jun 19
By Godstar Capcom followed with its PSP unit-shifter Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G at five, with D3Publisher entering the chart with a DS Pachinko offering at six. Namco Bandai fighter Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit continued to sell well on PS3 to ...