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Media Create Sales: Week 49, 2011 (Dec 05 - Dec 11)
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Oops you did it again?
Makes sense to me. Vita's extra social networking features over the 3DS make it the perfect platform to evolve Monster Hunter.
You do realize that such a line is in pretty much every single MH press release ever?
QuiteWhittle
Member
i didn't know the 3ds was nintendo's only platform
Father_Brain
Banned
...you are aware that MHP3 wasn't a port of MH3, right?
Exclusive? Unlikely. However I really doubt that MH3G or MH4 will be getting ported. Presumably Vita would just continue with the portable series, unless Nintendo has money hatted the series completely
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
Nobody's saying they're not gonna put it on other platforms (since it already is on other platforms, duh), just that the statements in the PR don't mean much at all because they've been the same for years and that didn't stop the primary and primarily popular versions from benefiting certain hardware over others. It's one thing to say it's possible that it will land on Vita as well, which everyone is open to, and a whole other thing to cling on a statement like that and pretend it's for granted that we'll see 3G or MonHun4 or another equally important title on Vita day and date or in any other way that will stop the 3DS from enjoying major boosts in popularity from whatever title and/or time based exclusivity there is, as currently there is for whatever reasons since 3DS is the only post-PSP portable with announced/released proper MonHun entries.
We will in 9 hours.
jeremy1456
Junior Member
I don't doubt that one day MH4 will be ported to the Vita.
On the other hand, I think it will occur after the release of the 3DS version and will therefore hold little meaning for the platform (Vita) in regards to sales.
EDIT: Then again, I really wouldn't be terribly surprised if it stayed exclusive to the 3DS.
On the other hand, I think it will occur after the release of the 3DS version and will therefore hold little meaning for the platform (Vita) in regards to sales.
EDIT: Then again, I really wouldn't be terribly surprised if it stayed exclusive to the 3DS.
What does this mean?
walking fiend
Member
This has been pointed out before, that, this paragraph is a general Capcom's strategy and is in all of their PRs, it was in Tri's and well.
Means, it doesn't mean anything particular at all.
means, it won't effect Vita's sale in a meaningful way!
jeremy1456
Junior Member
Alexios
Cores, shaders and BIOS oh my!
I know.
Woah. They were ready to ship one million copy for the entire Holidays...and now they shipped even more earlier. Anticipating 250-300k this week.
DCCHARLIE OWNED
Not French, since he'll ALWAYS find even the meanest way to criticize. It's a bit invincible on this.
DCCHARLIE OWNED
Not French, since he'll ALWAYS find even the meanest way to criticize. It's a bit invincible on this.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
yeah that's a fair point - i did skip past the rest of the point.
I don't think there's particularly much disagreement at the core of it. I think most people would be extremely surprised if Monster Hunter isn't going to go to as many platforms as it can as Capcom's obvious premier title and , ultimately, the statement doesn't actually mean anything to anyone (outside those who think MH is now "a nintendo only franchise")
well, i'm pretty sure from seeing on the ground that it's going to top around 280-300k this week so i'm more than happy to be wrong. It was a reasoned argument - dodgy reasoning as it turns out - but not something that was outside the realms of possibility.
you mean like psp port sold so poorly on 3DS? interesting, i thought 3DS numbers meant it was a smash hit, but i guess i am wrong.
DCharlie
And even i am moderately surprised
at just under 200k that's still going to put the running total at close to 700k.
Given the level of stock, there's no way that it's not going over 800k. The other crux of the theory is that Capcom would be cautious and have smaller batches of games (say 100k runs) so they could stimie any losses if demand dried up but that's clearly not happened and -no matter what- MH3G is going to sell over 800k. It's guaranteed.
jeremy1456
Junior Member
nckillthegrimace
Member
Which PSP port has done really well on the 3DS?
nckillthegrimace
Member
What? Was he trolling about Monster Hunter? That thought crossed my mind especially given what he quoted, but I thought I'd give him the benefit of the doubt because, I don't know, there might have been some crazy PSP port I didn't know about. Shame on me, I guess. I probably shouldn't assume anyone posting on the Internet is a Gumpesque well-meaning simpleton, especially in this inescapable pit of cynicism.
In a totally unrelated manner, I am now looking forward to you being brutally wrong about MH.
Source of the quote?
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
That about sums it up. Not a flop, but partly below what many were expecting. For Media Create and its customers, that also implies broader weakness in the Japanese game industry this year, which is not a good sign considering the weakness in many other industries this quarter.
Thanks!
People only have so much money to spend on gaming which is definitely not a necessity in people's lives. Given the choice of Vita with no killer title and the choice of 3DS with killer titles, people have voted with their wallet.
Though by no means is Vita a flop, you cannot certainly say it is one at this early stage (true for all consoles really). Look at the PSP, everyone thought there was no life left in it a 1-2 years in but look at where it is now.
I fully agree with you on this point. Not a bad launch, anyway.
Hardware will be up this year in Japan if I'm not mistaken. Only software is under performing and that is mainly due to hardly no multi-million sellers throughout the year compared to previous years.
This holiday has set the gaming industry on fire in Japan.
The Wifi one is sold out in a number of places, including Amazon. Means Sony definitely undershipped the Wifi-only version and overshipped the 3G version. This could also be a contributing factor as stores have more stock of the 3G version.
BishopLamont
Banned
I'm surprised DCharlie hasn't buried his head in the sand by now after the cockyness that is 800k, ahahahha. 500k~ launch week followed by insane drops from a series like MH shows just how stubborn he is, and not in a good way. DCharlie you need to learn a bit of humility, learn when to take the loss and just shut up. It doesn't take much.
Anyway, I'd be surprised if SE doesn't give the 3DS something mainline-ish, FF15 is a bit of stretch, but if it did happen I wouldn't be surprised. DQ12 is definitely going to be on the 3DS.
Anyway, I'd be surprised if SE doesn't give the 3DS something mainline-ish, FF15 is a bit of stretch, but if it did happen I wouldn't be surprised. DQ12 is definitely going to be on the 3DS.
electroplankton
Banned
1 million units shipment for Monster Hunter is absolutely in line with the period it saw the release.
Remember that we still have 3 weeks where sales are higher (the next one untile the beginning of January), and where games don't drop a lot or the sell quite steadily. Even if Monster Hunter 3G will be at just 200k copies this week, next weeks could easily sell a similar amount (let's say 150k 130k) and the shipment is easily reached in a very few time.
Remember that we still have 3 weeks where sales are higher (the next one untile the beginning of January), and where games don't drop a lot or the sell quite steadily. Even if Monster Hunter 3G will be at just 200k copies this week, next weeks could easily sell a similar amount (let's say 150k 130k) and the shipment is easily reached in a very few time.
Do you mean DQ XI? I think its way too early to be saying this if so. SE is focusing on making DQ X at the moment and will probably give the market a good long look before deciding the platform for XI. The 3ds is doing very well but it is being propelled by 3 heavy hitters (mario, kart, MH). The vita could sky rocket and the 3ds could tumble before SE makes any decisions about where the next mainline DQ game will end up unless Nintendo has a deal for all future entries in the series.