Monster Hunter Tri sells almost 2 millions worldwide. Capcom not happy?

What is wrong with Capcome? The last console Monster Hunter 2 on the PS2 didn't even manage to break 700k worldwide, and that's when ps2 had like 120 million consoles sold. Are they expecting 10 millions sold or what? Unlike WoW, this game is way too complex. If capcom had made it a lot more casual, it would have been sold better. This game is too hardcore for my taste.

Out of curiosity, how many units were sold of the PSP incarnations?

Monster Hunter Tri Sells almost 2 million??? where's the source?

link plz?

Loved Monster hunter tri. Really great game and I recommend all Wii owners to get it. It's tough at first but when you get a hang over the game,it's great.

How much did the game sell in the US?

2 million seems a bit like a stretch...

how much the psp ones sold?

It sold around 1.8 mils according to siliconera and and its less that what all the other MH sold on PSP.

how much the psp ones sold?

finalfantasy94

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

how much the psp ones sold?

nchan

Im asking cause if they are not happy with those sales on wii then it must be that the psp one sells tons more. I just want a answer.

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

how much the psp ones sold?

nchan

Strange why PSP install base WW is less than Wii install base and nearly the same in Japan and its barely moving any software outside Japan so its fair to compare them.

[QUOTE="nchan"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

how much the psp ones sold?

finalfantasy94

Im asking cause if they are not happy with those sales on wii then it must be that the psp one sells tons more. I just want a answer.

MH Freedom unite sold about 5 mils WW on PSP and its the best selling one.

Capcom just need to bring Monster Hunter to the PS3 and 360, if they want huge sale's.

It sold 1.8 million and Capcoms expected sales were 2 million. So it underperformed in their view (but didnt do bad). You should also mention MHtri is Capcoms best selling Wii game, overtaking RE4 Wii which is at 1.7 million.

Overall we have.

RE4 Wii - Amazing - SUCCESS

RE UC - Good - SUCCESS

Monster Hunter Tri - Great - SUCCESS

Zack and Wiki - Great - FLOP

Okami - Amazing - FLOP

RE DC - Average - FLOP

Dead Rising CTYD - Crap - FLOP

Spyborgs - Average - FLOP

EDIT: To be fair guys, MH really only became a phenomenon during the PSP installments, so its not exactly a fair comparison (regards to low PS2 sales).

Capcom just need to bring Monster Hunter to the PS3 and 360, if they want huge sale's.

Supabul

There is no guarantee that would make it more successful. As the OP points out, it wasn't hugely popular on the PS2. Its greatest success has been on the PSP. Which makes some sense... given that the series' biggest audience is Japan and the Japanese market has been largely taken over by handhelds.

[QUOTE="Supabul"]

Capcom just need to bring Monster Hunter to the PS3 and 360, if they want huge sale's.

ThePlothole

There is no guarantee that would make it more successful. As the OP points out, it wasn't hugely popular on the PS2. Its greatest success has been on the PSP. Which makes some sense... given that the series' biggest audience is Japan and the Japanese market has been largely taken over by handhelds.

Monster Hunter on PS3 would be a huge success, the PS2 was not powerful enough for monster hunter. Just how awesome would the game look on PS3 and with online, the game would be hugeSupabul

PS2 wasn't powerful enough? It's more powerful than the PSP.

The PS3 has sold about 5 million units in Japan. While PSP has sold more than two and a half times that.

[QUOTE="Supabul"]Monster Hunter on PS3 would be a huge success, the PS2 was not powerful enough for monster hunter. Just how awesome would the game look on PS3 and with online, the game would be hugeThePlothole

PS2 wasn't powerful enough? It's more powerful than the PSP.

The PS3 has sold about 5 million units in Japan. While PSP has sold more than two and a half times that.

Monster Hunter was originally released on the PlayStation 2 in 2004. the graphics weren't that bad for the time.

Capcom's profits just saw a 90% drop. The last thing they would want to do right now is produce a big budget home console title for what has ultimately proved to be a niche series outside of Japan and the PSP.

Hype doesn't always result in sales.

2 million seems a bit like a stretch...

thattotally

They should of left it on ps3 imo it would of done better.

[QUOTE="Supabul"]And the PSP games look crap and have the same problems as the PS2, even the Wii Monster Hunter was ugly. If Capcom went all out with a huge budget and a lot of hype a proper Next Gen Monster Hunter would be massive, ThePlothole

Monster Hunter was originally released on the PlayStation 2 in 2004. the graphics weren't that bad for the time.

Capcom's profits just saw a 90% drop. The last thing they would want to do right now is produce a big budget home console title for what has ultimately proved to be a niche series outside of Japan and the PSP.

Hype doesn't always result in sales.

They should of left it on ps3 imo it would of done better.

Bigboss232

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They should of left it on ps3 imo it would of done better.

Dibdibdobdobo

With how big it's gotten in japan im sure it would of been worth while but in the US and else well I don't know look at lost planet two could of been a good or bad choice now we will never know.

Loved Monster hunter tri. Really great game and I recommend all Wii owners to get it. It's tough at first but when you get a hang over the game,it's great.

How much did the game sell in the US?

timmy00

almost 700K outside of Japan

[QUOTE="nchan"][QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]

how much the psp ones sold?

Kashiwaba

Strange why PSP install base WW is less than Wii install base and nearly the same in Japan and its barely moving any software outside Japan so its fair to compare them.

Maybe when a Monster Hunter game comes out for the DS or the 3DS, then we can compare sales to the PSP. nchan

Strange why PSP install base WW is less than Wii install base and nearly the same in Japan and its barely moving any software outside Japan so its fair to compare them.

Developing a a PS3/360/PC multiplat game would make sense though as those are the systems that Capcom has been most successful with in this generation.

JLF1

Putting this game on the 360 doesn't make much sense IMO. It's not a hugely popular system in Japan.

Pretty good sales.

If they aren't happy then I would imagine it's because they wanted to break into the console scene with the series. I'm sure a few more iterations will do it. It just happens that this is a very very popular handheld game, and that's where the majority of the fanbase is.

I mean I wouldn't expect Pokemon to sell as well on the Wii as it does on the DS because the fanbase has bought Nintendo handhelds since the Gameboy just to play it.

[QUOTE="nchan"][QUOTE="Kashiwaba"]

Strange why PSP install base WW is less than Wii install base and nearly the same in Japan and its barely moving any software outside Japan so its fair to compare them.

Dibdibdobdobo

I'm glad the game sold so much, It's a fantastic game and deserves the sales. i don't know why Capcom would be unhappy with those sales.fabz_95

Given the install base for the Wii, that number is pretty low...

Anyway TC, link??

Capcom just need to bring Monster Hunter to the PS3 and 360, if they want huge sale's.

Supabul

It sold around 1.8 mils according to siliconera and and its less that what all the other MH sold on PSP.

Kashiwaba

Capcom just need to bring Monster Hunter to the PS3 and 360, if they want huge sale's.

Supabul

[QUOTE="fabz_95"]I'm glad the game sold so much, It's a fantastic game and deserves the sales. i don't know why Capcom would be unhappy with those sales.GreenGoblin2099

I'd just like to point out that in Japan Monster Hunter Tri requires a subscription fee to play online so it's pretty obvious that it would sell less than the psp games.

It would've sold 5 million if it was multiplat on the HD consoles. The reason it sells more on the PSP is that most people that own PSP are somewhat hardcore gamers: although the Wii has hardcore owners, the vast majority are casuals. Making the game more casual is a ridiculous statement. That would ruin the point of the franchise which is Demons Souls without lock-on against monsters (it did come first though, not insulting the game or anything).dkjestrup

It would've sold 5 million if it was multiplat on the HD consoles. The reason it sells more on the PSP is that most people that own PSP are somewhat hardcore gamers: although the Wii has hardcore owners, the vast majority are casuals.dkjestrup

[QUOTE="dkjestrup"]It would've sold 5 million if it was multiplat on the HD consoles. The reason it sells more on the PSP is that most people that own PSP are somewhat hardcore gamers: although the Wii has hardcore owners, the vast majority are casuals.Homesrfan

[QUOTE="Homesrfan"][QUOTE="dkjestrup"]It would've sold 5 million if it was multiplat on the HD consoles. The reason it sells more on the PSP is that most people that own PSP are somewhat hardcore gamers: although the Wii has hardcore owners, the vast majority are casuals.Dibdibdobdobo

[QUOTE="Dibdibdobdobo"][QUOTE="Homesrfan"] There is absolutely no reason to believe this. The PS2 outsold the competition by so much and had tons of hardcore owners and MH on the PS2 sold like crap. Why would it make any difference if it was on the PS3/360?Homesrfan

[QUOTE="dkjestrup"]It would've sold 5 million if it was multiplat on the HD consoles. The reason it sells more on the PSP is that most people that own PSP are somewhat hardcore gamers: although the Wii has hardcore owners, the vast majority are casuals.Homesrfan

[QUOTE="JLF1"]

Developing a a PS3/360/PC multiplat game would make sense though as those are the systems that Capcom has been most successful with in this generation.

ThePlothole

Putting this game on the 360 doesn't make much sense IMO. It's not a hugely popular system in Japan.

[QUOTE="Homesrfan"][QUOTE="Dibdibdobdobo"] Because everyone on PS3 / 360 / PC love Monster Hunter. Dibdibdobdobo

But it made total sense to release MH3 it on the Wii right?

There is zero evidence that it would have sold more on the PS3 or 360 but there is also zero evidence that it would have sold less.

The only thing you can look at is how the previous games Capcom has sold so far this generation and so far their PS3/360/PC multiplats have been much more successful than their Wii games. That doesn't guarantee anything but that is the only thing we can go by.

Tell that to Capcom who released Monster Hunter: Frontier on the 360 earlier this year.

I would agree with you though which is why I said multiplat on PS3/360 and PC and not 360 exclusive.

JLF1

Well okay, the 360 did receive a port of the PC game released three years prior.

But it made total sense to release MH3 it on the Wii right?

There is zero evidence that it would have sold more on the PS3 or 360 but there is also zero evidence that it would have sold less.

The only thing you can look at is how the previous games Capcom has sold so far this generation and so far their PS3/360/PC multiplats have been much more successful than their Wii games. That doesn't guarantee anything but that is the only thing we can go by.

JLF1

I suspect the real reason they chose the Wii is because they themselves were uncertain of how it would sell home console, and so picked the one with the biggest potential audience (particularly in Japan) and lowest development costs.