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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite breaks PSP Record!

July 08, 2009 in Blog comments 26

It's official. Congratulations, fellow Monster Hunters. It is our efforts that have pushed the series and one of the games, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Including Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G), to sell over 3.5 million copies worldwide, a new record for a PSP title!

Monster Hunter Portable 2ndG has come to the west as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. It's no small game, even though it's on Sony's Portable System, the PSP. In fact, to date there's more than 3.5 million copies sold worldwide! Which is a new record for a PSP title.
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  • 0
    kik36 Jul 9, 09
    And yet they STILL released the true sequel exclusive to the Wii. I was really hoping for a PS3 release soon.
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      FinalFantasyFanaticc Jul 9, 09
      Yeah you've got a good point there, it's pathetic how all the Monster Hunter games have been with Sony and then they suddenly jump ship to Nintendo for the true sequel.

      It's gonna flop like a sack of shit on the Wii, then hopefully they'll realise their mistake and port it over to the PS3 with extra conent.
      • 1
        Akira_EX Jul 10, 09
        quote FinalFantasyFanaticc
        It's gonna flop like a sack of shit on the Wii, then hopefully they'll realise their mistake and port it over to the PS3 with extra conent.
        Yeah, no.
        • 1
          FinalFantasyFanaticc Jul 10, 09
          How the hell is a bundle meant to show that it's gonna sell well?

          Wow who'd have thought you of all people would rush to the defense of the wii [/sarcasm]
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          Akira_EX Jul 10, 09
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          How the hell is a bundle meant to show that it's gonna sell well?
          It's a bundle for a hotly-anticipated game with a brand-new color of a popular piece of hardware. How does that not sell well?

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          Wow who'd have thought you of all people would rush to the defense of the wii [/sarcasm]
          My you have quite the tongue today.
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      Seeker X Jul 9, 09
      Well it's all about money. PSP is crazy cheaper to develop for instead of doing it on the Current gen consoles (minus the Wii). Not to mention that people will buy MH on PSP's (especially in Japan) regardless, so it's cheap to make and gets them insane sales in return...sounds like perfect business for them. This IS Capcom, money comes first and second THEN the fans.
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        Twin_Master Jul 9, 09
        It's not about development costs. The reasons they're placing the game on Wii is to reach a more western audience. If you'd see, the Wii is far more popular outside of Japan. This is all about ensuring thay they have an expansion and future developing ground on the western audience, meaning we will get more games!

        Now do you understand?
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          Seeker X Jul 10, 09
          ...

          I could SWEAR I've had this argument before, and I've ALSO argued against this very same point. Did everyone suddenly forget the announcement Capcom did when MH3 was first announced for the Wii? The FIRST thing in that announcement was "development costs", in fact I'm betting that was basically the only reason needed. Whatever else (such as expanding their audience) is either an excuse or a plus they would get from developing for the Wii.

          They don't have a problem reaching to the Western Audience they've got TONS of franchises that are considered huge classics...They've been making games internationally for decades, and MH3 isn't exactly the first Capcom game ever made for the Wii. If anything, that just sounds like a typical PR "save our asses" answer than anything else.

          I understand it's business issues, period.
        • 1
          Slumpy monkey Jul 10, 09
          Yeah Seeker X is right. That was their first reasoning for the Wii. Development costs.
        • 1
          Xeros the Slayer Jul 10, 09
          They've had a problem with getting Monster Hunter popular out here though, and that's the point with the development costs issue.

          Why:

          1: Pay hundreds of thousands making the game for the PS3
          and
          2: Risk an international flop after pouring in all of that money

          when they could sell their country's most popular game on the world's most popular, and cheapest to develop for, console?

          Without it on the wii, there'd be no international release, ever, I can't stress the ever part enough either. Hell, have any of you even heard of Monster Hunter G, Monster Hunter 2(before hearing about 3) or Monster Hunter Frontier?

          BTW: PSP is considerably more popular than PS3, so saying it's popular on the portable as a reason it should be on the PS3 is ridiculous since it's sold at least twice as many units as the home console.
        • 1
          Seeker X Jul 10, 09
          I sincerely doubt that it would become a flop. After 3 incarnations on the PSP, and breaking sale records, I'm pretty sure some of that reputation would carry on to the console versions. Which btw, MHG was actually ported to the PSP as Monster Hunter: Freedom, and Frontier was actually exclusive to Japan and Korea...pretty hard to actually get to know a game that hardly got released anywhere.

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          Without it on the wii, there'd be no international release, ever, I can't stress the ever part enough either.
          More like, without it on the PSP. The Wii had hardly much of a hand in it.
        • 1
          Xeros the Slayer Jul 10, 09
          You heard about Capcom saying Tri going worldwide would be based on Unite's sales then?

          I was speaking of Monster Hunter 3 being released internationally though. If it were on the PS3, it wouldn't make it out of Japan.

          Also, Monster Hunter G being released out of Japan would have been redundant. Their original game didn't have dual swords, the only thing the game had on the NA and EU editions was alternate colored creatures and a higher difficulty rank.

          Monster Hunter Freedom is G plus Garuga and Crimson Fatalis.
          Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is Monster Hunter 2 in a new town and Tigrex added.
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          Seeker X Jul 10, 09
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          You heard about Capcom saying Tri going worldwide would be based on Unite's sales then?
          I'd say MH is continuing worldwide thanks more than part by the Freedom series.

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          I was speaking of Monster Hunter 3 being released internationally though. If it were on the PS3, it wouldn't make it out of Japan.
          A guess at best. That announcement was done YEARS ago. How can Capcom, who's had YEARS to make up a LOT of money for those supposed "development costs" STILL can't release a Current gen game in more than one country? They sure as hell didn't have a problem with their other dozen franchises.

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          Monster Hunter Freedom is G plus Garuga and Crimson Fatalis.
          Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is Monster Hunter 2 in a new town and Tigrex added.
          So, besides the first game, the games HAVE been released internationally already? That's a revelation.
        • 1
          Xeros the Slayer Jul 11, 09
          All of their series put on the PS3 this gen have been on the 360 as well to make sure there would be profit.

          Last time Capcom went from Sony to Nintendo, we got Resident Evil 4, which is named as one of the greatest titles of its gen. RE4 was built as a complete revamp of the series, as is Monster Hunter Tri, so I expect good things out of it.
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          Seeker X Jul 11, 09
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          All of their series put on the PS3 this gen have been on the 360 as well to make sure there would be profit.
          Not only is that NOT a problem, but it covers the whole "expand the audience" thing a whole lot better than to release it on a single console.

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          Last time Capcom went from Sony to Nintendo, we got Resident Evil 4, which is named as one of the greatest titles of its gen. RE4 was built as a complete revamp of the series, as is Monster Hunter Tri, so I expect good things out of it.
          I have no idea what RE4 has anything to do with this, that game was ported to every modern system under the sun. Plus your "Sony to Nintendo" argument is just horrible. Especially since Monster Hunter series STARTED on a Sony system.
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      Remino52 Jul 13, 09
      I don't care if it is a Wii exclusive. People won't admit there is a ton of good 3rd party Wii games. MH3 will give me more proof that said so. I forgot to mention Dragon Warrior (Quest) 10 (Or 9, I forget which) is also coming to Wii. ***COUGH Square Enix=3rd Party COUGH***
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      Remino52 Jul 13, 09
      I don't mind if it is exclusive to Wii. It is MORE proof the system has a collection of 3rd Party exclusives. Dragon Warrior 10 (or 9 I forget which) is also coming to Wii. ***COUGH Square Enix Cough***

      *Can someone report this? Lag made me double post. >_>
  • 1
    Xeros the Slayer Jul 11, 09
    Monster Hunter on the PS3, as they said would have only been an expansion on the PS3 and, if they wanted to go for a broader audience on that, 360. With it being on the Wii, they have a fresh start as well as a potential audience thats as large as the other two console's put together, and it would cost less to make it.

    Rather than a new game, it would have been console Frontier, that's it.

    From a business standpoint, it's a good way to go.

    As for RE4's relevance, it was only ported after many deals with Sony, Capcom had intended to keep it exclusive since when it was first pitched to Sony, they were turned down. I'm not saying it's the exact same thing going on here, but when they did it, they made a great game that completely changed their series.

    And Monster Hunter starting with Sony shouldn't hold much relevance since Devil May Cry was started on the PS2 and it's multiplat now. Seems to me that Capcom just doesn't have faith in Sony's home console when it comes to profits.

    Even in Japan its not really a great seller.

    In any case, this arguing has gone one too long. And I don't mean just this one in particular, I mean all arguments over Tri not being on the PS3.
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    Twin_Master Jul 11, 09
    I still think the series is gonna boom regardless, so that means more Monster Hunter games. As long as they continue on PSP, I am happy. Seeker X, If you actually had a PSP and MH, you'd understand why the game is so good.

    Also, a note on Xeros, does it really matter now why it isn't on PS3? I assumed we'd all accepted it now and at least been excited for a new game!
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      Xeros the Slayer Jul 11, 09
      quote Twin_Master
      Also, a note on Xeros, does it really matter now why it isn't on PS3? I assumed we'd all accepted it now and at least been excited for a new game!
      That's kinda the point there, I'm surprised that statements like the ones from FinalFantasyFanatic still come up though it's been nearly 2 years since the announcement of the game on the Wii.
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    MyLifeIsRandom Jul 11, 09
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    Also, a note on Xeros, does it really matter now why it isn't on PS3? I assumed we'd all accepted it now and at least been excited for a new game!
    That's what, seems to me, is Seeker X's only reason to argue such a point. No representative from Capcom or Sony are here, yet it seems like he and several others think such an argument will plant Monster Hunter Tri smack dab on the Playstation 3. It wont. Ever.
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    Seeker X Jul 11, 09
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    Monster Hunter on the PS3, as they said would have only been an expansion on the PS3 and, if they wanted to go for a broader audience on that, 360. With it being on the Wii, they have a fresh start as well as a potential audience thats as large as the other two console's put together, and it would cost less to make it.
    That's nonsense...An expansion? Considering what those consoles can do compared to the Wii?

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    As for RE4's relevance, it was only ported after many deals with Sony, Capcom had intended to keep it exclusive since when it was first pitched to Sony, they were turned down. I'm not saying it's the exact same thing going on here, but when they did it, they made a great game that completely changed their series.
    Deals? No, they ported it because they were being Capcom...that's what they do. Unless they made these "shady" deals with Microsoft to release the game for PC as well. Innovation falls on the developer...not on the system...I have NO idea how you came to that conclusion.

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    And Monster Hunter starting with Sony shouldn't hold much relevance since Devil May Cry was started on the PS2 and it's multiplat now. Seems to me that Capcom just doesn't have faith in Sony's home console when it comes to profits.
    You're totally right...has nothing to do with the fact that when DMC was made, the PS2 was on the pique of its life and was a lot cheaper to develop for?

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    In any case, this arguing has gone one too long. And I don't mean just this one in particular, I mean all arguments over Tri not being on the PS3.
    Great, because the only reason I'm here is because I argued WHY the game was on the Wii...and then everyone got the wrong idea.

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    Seeker X, If you actually had a PSP and MH, you'd understand why the game is so good.
    Oh trust me, I do. I owned the first MH game for YEARS and I loved the hell out of it. I bought MH: F2 thinking I'd get the same experience (I've had the game for a year and a half now). Here's the twist...while I had 100+ hours logged in MH1, I have about 5-7 hours MAX logged in Freedom 2, you wanna take a guess why?

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    That's what, seems to me, is Seeker X's only reason to argue such a point. No representative from Capcom or Sony are here, yet it seems like he and several others think such an argument will plant Monster Hunter Tri smack dab on the Playstation 3. It wont. Ever.
    Lol, that's funny. I don't remember saying how the Wii doesn't deserve the game. However you're more than welcome to point it out.
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    Twin_Master Jul 13, 09
    Regardless, can't we just let it rest and leave the people who are actually happy to get more Monster Hunter? And I can't believe you don't appreciate the game. Must be the minority.
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      Seeker X Jul 13, 09
      I WILL let it rest...when people stop looking for an argument that isn't even there AND when they stop looking for anything to make me look wrong. By all means, enjoy it, but what I said up there was a fact that people wanted to dispute, so I guess it was never actually MY fault.

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      And I can't believe you don't appreciate the game. Must be the minority.
      Minority? I'm the ONLY one who has a problem with a multiplayer-based game having NO online multiplayer? Something's wrong here...
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    Twin_Master Jul 13, 09
    Monster Hunter 3 will have online based multiplayer. Freedom Unite does have online multipayer as well... Not sure what else you're referring to now...
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      Seeker X Jul 13, 09
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      Monster Hunter 3 will have online based multiplayer.
      I was only talking about the PSP games. I don't know how I DON'T appreciate the games when I owned the very first one for the PS2 and kept it for years.

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      Freedom Unite does have online multipayer as well
      ...OH, you mean the Ad-Hoc party shit? Wasn't that only available in Japan?

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