Big in Japan Nov. 29-Dec. 5: Monster Hunter Portable 3

I gotta say, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is one awesome and beautiful game for the PSP. I will certainly consider getting this when it comes out June/July next year. Even though it has a lot more Japanese content in it, it is still Monster Hunter.

how come japan always get many of the games i really want to play first?

English Tales of Grace please. Or even better, English Tales of Graces and Tales of Vesperia together on a single blu-ray. That one would be a seller.

yay monster hunter portable 3... hmm wonder why the popularity in the west is not going good

black ops sale is going down after they globalize MHP3

Japans top sellers list hasn't changed for 20 years. Same old stuff. Aren't Japanese gamers interested in trying something a little different for a change?

not surprised togf sold that many considering its a great rpg, on a system thats rpg starved, is a complete tales game unlike the wii version. most people knew the game was gonna be ported after vesperia fiasco and since almost all tales games get ported so they didn't bother with buying the wii version.

It is always interesting that Monster Hunter didn't sell well in the west. I like Monster Hunter Tri on Wii but it seems that when it comes to this franchise it always fell short of expectation in the west...

C'mon 2011 for English MHP3 release. Also, Black and White are still on there. Awesome.

Mario

Tales of Graces

@ mariostar0001 the DS is not selling since people are smart to wait for 3DS.... and PS2 its last gen so no one will buy it unless to replace their broken PS2.... SONY where's my backward's compatibility.... come on ....

this just shows that how Japanese Industry can't expand westward due to difference tastes in games. in NA we are more about multiplayer online CoD, MMO is just some of them. where as in Japan the people like portable games like MH. MH is not so popular in NA however NA's Asian community loves that game. In Chinatown NYC, u go there and mad people play MH if they are on handheld... mY friend is a good example he spend over 300 On MH 2G his unlce clocked in 500 hours.... thats how much time I put into CoD MW2 with their combine hours of over 800 hours....

i love monster hunter and if its not release here in the US then i will have to do an import of the game just to added to my collection lol

you know if ms offered free online for japan id be pissed and boy cott them altogether lol

wii back on top , of ps3 hahaa nintendo you go !

gonna be a hell of a lot of people on the densha with a psp...sweet :D

Wow, psp sales went way up thanks to MHP3.

@wiidsduelpack No.............Most series spend more time in Japan before it comes to america, Like the pokemon series,the professor layton series, the ace attorney series and many more. Monster Hunter tri for wii is a great addition to the series. There isnt a release date for the American Version of Pokemon Black and white yet and its been in japan for a long time. Monster Hunter Portable 3 is probably coming, we just gotta wait

Mario Sports Mix is number 3 huh? Well it DOES feature Less Mario characters for the first time and has more of a Final fantsasy theme, Especially with their Special Guest S****!

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So how much does Sony care that PSP not doing too good in US considering that it's been going great in Japan?

Japan really loves their monsters.

@maverick_76 I suppose that part is true. The west to theme is like a refreshing holiday resort away from the sophisticated world lol. Although all that about baseball, jeans and etc is "us" from a Americans point of view. As far as I can gather the only reason they come to Sweden is to eat meatballs :P

if you think these figures are crazy, check out the number of 360's sold after MH Frontier came out. practically a third of their population bought one.

@maverick_76: I agree, i think it's a pretty mutual relationship. They borrow some of our culture (sports, food, and the such) and we do the same. Mainly in the way of kick-ass games, anime, and electronic gadgets. :P Actually we actually borrow some of their words too, there's certain terms and words in American English that come from Japanese.

...And Namco still keeps the Tales games in Japan, even though the demand for them in the US is rising to the fullest. I think they're just saying to themselves " These Americans don't want great RPG's, they want crummy budget titles!" BTW, good job Capcom.

After the poor sales of Monter Hunter Wii in the West, its unlikely to believe Capcom will bring the series West

when is that monster hunter 3 coming to America? i never played monster hunter before, and I'm getting a psp 3000 for christmas along with a few games.

im going to get monster hunter portable 3 no matter what even if it doesnt come to the US

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@WarioBro64 I remember they were going to make a special edition of PSP with a skin of Monster Hunter. I think that's why it's selling like that.

PSP Go outsold DS Lite and PS2? Not good, not good at all...

I always just find the 360 sales hilarious, not because I hate XBOX or anything, just that it is so far behind everything else is ridiculous. I wonder if Microsoft would do good to offer free online over in Japan, that could possibly move more boxes.

Tales of Graces better come to the US..... I hate missing out on stuff so bad! >:(

I do wonder how long Monster Hunter will stay in the Top 10 charts

It's insane how many PSP units are shifted when Capcom releases a Monster Hunter title! Way to go, Capcom!