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"A while back we had a survey here on Capcom-Unity asking all of you fans about one of your most loved games, Monster Hunter. You can see the survey here, and there was a LOT of data from all of you. It took a long time to compile all the information you sent from private message format to something we could use. Thank you so much for all of your answers! You guys rock!"
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd was officially announced for the PSP in Japan today. Capcom has released the first screens of the upcoming handheld title.
"Nobody can doubt that the Monster Hunter franchise is huge. Though it may not see the same reception as it does in Japan, the franchise has developed a pretty large fanbase here in the states. Featuring simple mission-based gameplay, coupled with a deep weapons and armors system, the Monster Hunter games are great, long lasting adventure RPGs. With Monster Hunter Freedom Unite's recent release on the PSP and Monster Hunter 3 soon seeing release on the Wii, now is a great time to jump on this ..."
With the success of the Monster Hunter series, Namco Bandai is readying a similar title to get in on some of the market share. Their take comes in the form of eerily familar God Eater for the PSP. The game allows 4 people to link up and take down monsters and features over a hundred missions and an assortment of weapons. It also seems like a multiplayer-heavy experience.
So far, the game has a fall Japanese release with no word on an international timeframe, although a North American trade...
"This being a Sunday, today’s weekly feature will be a light-hearted addition, in the form of the widely popular Top Ten list. This week’s edition will focus on those after pub treats, online endeavours and social extravaganzas; the Top Ten Multi-Player Games."
"There is a 100% guarantee that every gamer out there will have come across something they really want from their gaming, or something they will continually moan about. If you don’t find yourself in that 100% of gamers, then you know you aren’t a true one, who probably owns one console and the game that came with it. Grinding My Gears is nothing to be taken too seriously, but you will notice that some of the issues may also appear in your gaming experience too, so come and discuss it with us!"
Ryozo Tsujimoto is the producer of the popular series Monster Hunter. As the picture attests, he's both a happy and confident man.
The interview covers a lot of points. These include sales and statistics, the source of popularity (word of mouth, not just PSP), the nature in which it appeals to players, how the game was "in the right place at the right time", promotions and branching out into other sectors of the market, how the Monster Hunter team operates, working with Capcom and finishes...
"Street Fighter II June 1992 SNES 6,300,000
Resident Evil 2 January 1998 PS 4,960,000
Street Fighter II Turbo July 1993 SNES 4,100,000
Resident Evil 3 Nemesis September 1999 PS 3,500,000
Resident Evil March 1996 PS 2,750,000
Dino Crisis July 1999 PS 2,400,000
Devil May Cry 4 January 2008 PS3, Xbox 360 2,300,000
Devil May Cry August 2001 PS2 2,160,000
View the rest of the list at the source."
"No doubt still harboring a grudge about that time Godzilla remorselessly flattened the beautiful city of Tokyo, the people of Japan have made it abundantly clear that they rather enjoy hunting monsters. Capcom has announced that the PSP's Monster Hunter Freedom 2 G -- the G highlighting the fact that it's an expansion to the pictured, G-less mega hit -- has shipped one million copies in the land of the rising hunt.
It has managed to do so in just six days, further enforcing the publisher'..."
It's not a really interesting week this time around, with this week being the week before two big games come out in Japan. As such, there is also a healthy mix of games in this top fifty that is also reflected in the top ten.
The top selling game this go around is the crtically-acclaimed nongame Wii Fit, selling 89k copies. Coming in second is World Soccer Winning Eleven: Ubiquitous Evolution 2008 for the PSP, selling 77k copies. Rounding out the top five are Lucky Star: Misasagi Sakura...
After feeling the fierce drop of the post-holiday shopping season, the Japanese market had some life instilled in it due to a new release reaching up to #2 on the charts. Overall, however, it's just mediocre/standard non-holiday numbers that will dominate the next couple weeks until Super Smash Bros. Brawl hits.
Japan's top-seller once again is our favorite non-game, Wii Fit, selling 92k copies. Coming in second is the aforementioned new release, the NDS version of Mario and Sonic at the...
So, it's the week after the holiday season. You know what that means? Sales completely drop all around. Nothing really survived the post-holiday massacre other than this week's top selling game, by a clear long shot.
This week's top-selling game is Wii Fit, selling 90k copies. The #2 this week is every child's favorite game, Mario Party DS, selling 43k copies. Rounding out the top five are Wii Sports (WII - 33k), Final Fantasy IV (NDS - 32k), and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (PSP - 26k...
Quickly after updating with the previous week's pre-New Year's sales, Media Create has updated their weekly rankings to reflect the sales for the week of one the biggest holiday shopping weeks in Japan, New Year's. Nintendo regains control of the top ten after Sony's penetration the previous week, and games on Nintendo consoles make for 41 out of the 50 games in the Top 50.
The top seller for this New Year's week is the child-favorite Mario Party DS, selling 196k copies. Next up is the n...
After a week's hiatus, we finally get Media Create's software rankings, along with hardware and software numbers for the week preceding New Year's Day. Contrary to the preceding week's Nintendo domination, games from a system not owned by Nintendo broke into the top ten. Hardware wise, it's still the same old, with the DS, PSP and Wii selling in the six figure range, while the PS3 ranges around 55k.
This week's top seller is the new Super Robot Taisen game, Super Robot Taisen OG Gaiden, ...
It's another zany sales week in Japan, with DS and Wii sales shooting through the roof in a Nintendo-dominated top ten, and some weird and disheartening PSP sales.
There was a flip-flop at the top of the rankings, as this week's top seller was last week's #2, Mario Party DS, selling 180k units. The #2 seller is last week's #1, Wii Fit, with 124k units sold. Rounding out the top five is the only non-DS/Wii game in the top ten, Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (PS3 - 116k - BD Version), Professor L...
Pink Godzilla has listed the top 20 best selling games in Japan of 2007, so far.
The Playstation Portable snatches first place with the hit game, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd(Monster Hunter Freedom 2). However, the Nintendo DS takes 14 of the top 20 games. The PSP only getting that one, while the Playstation 2 gets a couple more. The Nintendo Wii takes the rest.
A lot of information about Capcom games has come out of E3, and Neoseeker has logged all of it for you, and here you can find a list of the games and the updates that have come from E3 2007.
Mega Man ZX: Advent - [ DS ]
MotoGP 07 - [ PS2 ]
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - [ PS3 / XBOX360 / PC ]
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - [ PS3 / XBOX360 ]
Talisman - [ PS3 / XBOX360 / PC ]
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Devil May Cry 4 - [ XBOX360 ...
We've been hunting and we haven't brought back one or two screens, but 14 screenshots for the upcoming game Monster Hunter Freedom 2 for the PSP. Already released in Japan, it's only a few more months before the rest of the world can get their hands on the game, and till then you can take your fill of these five screens.
As for the rest of the screens, simply click here and view the rest of the screens.
"Retail chain Gamestop is currently offering a deal concerning hit video game Monster Hunter Portable 2nd. According to its online listing, those who will pre-order the game from Gamestop will receive a Watermelon Pet Poogie Plush for free when the title finally ships this September.
Fans of the Monster Hunter franchise know well that the similar stuff toys were given out by Capcom before in relation to fans having issues with their copies of prequel title Monster Hunter Freedom. We didn't ..."
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We guess we don't have to reiterate how huge Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is in Japan. And we are pretty sure that it's about to become bigger when it finally hits retail stores in North America, Europe, and the rest of PAL territories this September. But even though that's five months away from now, you've got to start practicing those monster hunting moves.
Here's a video of the game we found over at GameTrailers. It is actually a gameplay montage clip for Monster Hunter Freedom 2. ..."
![Box shot of Monster Hunter Freedom 2 [Europe]](http://i.neoseeker.com/boxshots/R2FtZXMvUFNQL0FjdGlvbi9BZHZlbnR1cmU=/monster_hunter_freedom_2_frontcover_small_FgvLlTyUjzNSlz8.jpg)