Japan likes Monster Hunter 2G a lot

By Robert Purchese Published 2 April, 2008

One million shipped in six days.

Capcom boasted that it has shipped more than one million copies for Monster Hunter Portable 2G in Japan after just six days on sale.

The latest PSP instalment in the series was released over there on 27th March along with a special Slim & Lite hardware bundle.

Its success makes the Monster Hunter franchise pile bulge to a meaty 6.3 million units sold around the world. Naturally Capcom plans to expand on the series by offering it on multiple platforms in the future, although the next proper instalment was surprisingly revealed as a Wii-exclusive last October.

So far the series has only been released on Sony platforms, although neither Monster Hunter on PS3, nor Monster Hunter Freedom (the European name for the Portable series) and Monster Hunter Freedom 2 on PSP have met similar levels of success in the West.

Monster Hunter Portable 2G is yet to be confirmed for Europe.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (19) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • mingster #1 4 years ago

    awesome game.. haven't tried 2G yet as its all in japanese
    if the wii version is better i'd consider buying a wii just for it.

  • Monkey_Puncher #2 4 years ago

    'Only Sony to give us this... . Try to spin this XBOTS'

    Grow up idiot!
    Edited by 1 at 02/04/08 @ 12:18

  • GamesConnoisseur #3 4 years ago

    I tried Monster Hunter Freedom on PSP but its seem too much of a grind to get going, too much like a MMO which I never got into!

    It is interesting that it is more popuar in Japan than it is in the West and I know that I am only one person among thousands of gamers who never got into it. Does that mean Capcom need to promote it better or tinker with it to ensure success for Western audience especially when offering it on multiple platform in future?

    Maybe it is excellent as it is but just not catering to all, such as Wrestling or American Football games do not get bought by a great majority.

  • Dizzy #4 4 years ago

    >Only Sony to give us this... . Try to spin this XBOTS!

    Next version of MH *exclusive* to Wii ;)

    Anyway.. welcome to the ignore list.

    Hey.. wait.. sarcasm??? ;)
    Edited by 1 at 02/04/08 @ 12:30

  • muscleblade #5 4 years ago

    @headglob or blob or blog or something.

    WRONG! As usual.

    edit: As always
    Edited by 1 at 02/04/08 @ 12:56

  • Goffee #6 4 years ago

    As long as there are no more egg/rock carrying quests - bane of my life

  • muscleblade #7 4 years ago

    Getting the Wii version. Will be the better version too for sure.

  • Spazzfish #8 4 years ago

    Does this new version allow for on-line play?

  • penhalion #9 4 years ago

    These games were always a touch too slow for my tastes. I suspect that's why they failed to take off in the west. I played the original PS2 versions and then the monster hunter 2 on PSP. Didn't complete any of them as I kept getting killed by fast moving raptors while wielding a massive yet bloody slow sword or gun or bow.

    Concept was good though. Just needs speeding up a bit.

    Edit: for the old typos
    Edited by 1 at 02/04/08 @ 13:39

  • ZuluHero #10 4 years ago

    i know it kind of misses the point but i always wished this series went the full MMO route (even if only like guild wars). I used to play it on the PS2 with the network adaptor and it was some of the best experiences, esp.when you had 8 (yes EIGHT!) people in a town.

  • drumbaby #11 4 years ago

    So Capcom, take note...you don't have to let the series flounder on Wii just to turn a quick buck. Put MH3 and its successors on PSP/2/3 and you'll still rake it in. Best Capcom series ever...but I won't buy a fecking Wii for it.

    Played MH1 yesterday on my PS3...finally solo'd the Rathalos urgernt mission. MH Portable 2 has sharpened my skills. Bloody brilliant games, the lot of them.

  • Les #12 4 years ago

    "Bloody brilliant games, the lot of them."

    Never got into the series. Have thought about getting MH2 but if I understand correctly, a significant part of the missions can't be completed on your own.

  • WinterSnowblind #13 4 years ago

    There actually already is an MMO on the PC, but once again it wasn't released outside of Japan.

    I really hope they see fit to release the Wii one, I'd love to have a Phantasy Star Online style game to play with some friends online. The only reason I never bothered with the PSP versions was because they constantly seem to be releasing new versions that are nothing but small updates..

    So I can understand why they don't want to release them here because they don't sell, but if they release the third game on the Wii, and don't announce a better updated version of it ten minutes after release, then I'm pretty sure it would sell quite well.

  • SeesThroughAll #14 4 years ago

    Interesting how rampant PSP piracy hasn't affected MHP in Japan.

  • Dafridge #15 4 years ago

    Begrudgingly looking forward to the wii one. Just hink it would have been better off on the PS3. They canned the PS3 one due to dev costs which is a shame since this game deserves to be online and the Wii online service is the worst of the three.

    How could you fault a game that has a huge pink gorilla that has a devastating fart attack!

  • mingster #16 4 years ago

    Les there are some quest missions that can really only be completed with a few of you but to be honest you'll never get round to them the single player content is soooo massive that you'd never complete it all either.

    This game is slow to start to you work out what weapon does what how long it takes to attack with and learn the different monster attack patterns/routes its seriously deep and difficult thats what puts most people off.

  • WinterSnowblind #17 4 years ago

    @Dafridge

    While I'd normally agree the Wii's online service is a joke, I think this the type of game that would be more enjoyable to play with friends, or at least people you know online, rather than complete random strangers, so I doubt the friend codes will be too damaging here.

  • HermitArcader #18 4 years ago

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  • drumbaby #19 4 years ago

    "This game is slow to start to you work out what weapon does what how long it takes to attack with and learn the different monster attack patterns/routes its seriously deep and difficult thats what puts most people off. "

    T'is true dat...but also that's why I love it :)