Like Pocket Monsters that live in a PSP instead of a capsule, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd continues to be immensely popular in Japan. The sales charts for last week show that Capcom's Monster killer has gone on to sell another 64,368 units bringing it's total sales up to 1,000,599 units. If ever there was a game that was obviously in line to get a sequel, this is it. Luckily for US gamers, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd will be coming to the US, so you only have to add to the Japanese sales if you're impatient.
[Via The Magic Box]
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3-24-2007 @ 8:27AM
Alien said...
VGcharts say that it soled 1.048.750 units which is huuuge in less than a month :o Now with the hype its gahering its sure to get close to 2 million when it hits the US and EU shores to ;)
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3-24-2007 @ 11:03AM
Kade Storm said...
Yeah, it's doing dandy! Real dandy! And why shouldn't that be the case? It's such a vast visual/mechanical improvement over the first Monster Hunter. My only complaint(s): Lack of co-op, and no real infrastructure modes aside from download of content.
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3-24-2007 @ 1:35PM
Dreadhead541 said...
^what do you mean lack of co-op?
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3-24-2007 @ 5:08PM
Kade Storm said...
The old title allowed multiple players to team up for the missions/adventures. I am not sure that feature is entirely present in this one. I could be wrong.
But, we know that infrastructure co-op isn't available in the Japanese version, which is something I thought they'd include for such an anticipated sequel.
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3-26-2007 @ 11:07PM
StMadnes said...
yeah, they really screwed up by not adding the online multiplayer feature. I thought that's what made the PS2 version so much fun. anyhow, i've read here and there that that Capcom is really pushing to add infrastucture to the U.S. version before it comes out. Regardless, Monster Hunter for the PS3 is in the works right now as we speak. and i can't see that game ever beating it's predecessor without online play. so i'll just hang on to hope for now. But we all know -wether you'll admit it or not- that without the online multiplayer feature, MH's sales in the U.S. will NEVER match the sales figures in good ol' Japan.
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