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Sunday, Oct 25
Capcom Announces Monster Hunter Spin-off Title For PSP
On the final of today’s Monster Hunter Festa ‘09 (event logo above), Capcom made a surprise announcement that a new PSP title called MonHun Nikki Poka Poka Ailu Mura is coming soon. No further info is given but this will be a spin off title of the hugely popular series. From the title, which I [...]
Friday, Sep 18
Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Sep 7 – Sep 13)
Both versions of the Pokemon games took over the latest Japanese charts with a combined sales of 1.4 million. Edia’s popular navigating software Maplus: Portable Navi 3 make it to the Top 10 with more than 10,000 copies sold as the best version of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G continues its r...
Thursday, Apr 9
Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Mar 30 - Apr 5)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjou no Kizuna Portable retains its top position in the latest Japanese charts for the second consecutive week thanks to the lack of major new releases last week. This also enable Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best), which has consistently sold over 20,000 c...
Tuesday, Apr 7
That Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Cover Is Cool
Regular readers will know I love videogame covers a lot, and personally, this is certainly one the best looking cover for a PSP game. Maybe a little bias since I’m MonHun fan but this cover for Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (US version of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G) captures what I feel abo...
Thursday, Mar 26
Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Mar 16 - Mar 22)
Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best) crosses the half million mark last week with more than 20,000 new hunters joining the fun. Although not in Top 10, plenty of PSP presence in the charts this week, no less than nine titles can be seen in the Top 30. Marvelous’ latest entry in the [...]
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite New Screens, Out This June
Capcom held a little Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (aka Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G) event in San Francisco to show off the English version of the best selling game in Japan last year. Check out GameSpot and IGN’s report here and here, they seem impressed (but will probably give the game a p...
New Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Chara Fortune Set
These adorable Chara Fortune Airou (the official name is Chara Fortune Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Airou Fortune Telling 2) could be yours this June as Capcom continues to celebrate Monster Hunter 5th Anniversary. YesAsia and Amazon Japan still have the first set, which came out last m...
Thursday, Mar 19
Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Mar 9 - Mar 15)
Pretty good week for the PS family this week, Resistance: Retribution debuted strongly with around 16,000 (13,000 according to Enterbrain though) copies to make it into the Top 10 of Media Create. Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best), two multip...
Wednesday, Mar 18
3 Million MHP2ndG Shipped, Thank You Campaign Launched
Capcom launches a special campaign today celebrating 3 million copies of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G being shipped. Starting this Friday, Japanese gamers can log on to the “Hunters! Thank You! Campaign” website and answer a quiz to win either a ¥5,000 Gourmet Card Gift Coupon or the spe...
Wednesday, Mar 11
Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Mar 2 - Mar 8)
Three new PSP colors were out in Japan last week and as a result, the system is on top of the hardware chart with around 61,000 units sold. Probably not for long as DSi is also getting its new colors next week. Shin Sangoku Musou: Multi Raid and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The [...]
Monster Hunter Is Five Today, Fan Club Launched
The Monster Hunter series is 5-year-old today and an anniversary party was held in Tokyo’s Aoyama Bell Commons today. Plenty of announcements for the upcoming Wii games (the online usage charges is detailed) and also the launch of the cool sounding (in Japanese at least) “MonHunBu” (Mon...
Wednesday, Feb 25
Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Feb 16 - Feb 22)
THE iDOLM@STER SP: Perfect Sun proved the most popular of the three iDOLM@STER SP titles Namco released last week (the others are not far behind though). Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best) continues its march towards 500,000 with another 18,000 copies sold, Keiji Inafune hinti...
Thursday, May 29
Japan Weekly Software Ranking (May 19 - May 25)
Amazon Japan chart is updated hourly, the latest chart can be viewed here. After eight weeks, Pro Yakyuu Team o Tsukurou! became the first game to unseat Mario Kart Wii and Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G from the top spots in the latest Japanese charts. At this rate, MHP 2ndG looks all set to sur...
Tuesday, Apr 29
Monster Hunter Invades Tokyo
That was the Monster Hunter crowd at Tokyo Big Sight yesterday, the second stop of Monster Hunter Festa ‘08. Famitsu vice editor Otsuka Hideyuki, who has been blogging non-stop about Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (MHP 2ndG) since its launch, estimates that more than 8,000 hunters took pa...
Sunday, Apr 27
Phantasy Star Hitting Japan This July
Based on Phantasy Star Universe (PSU) and its expansion Phantasy Star Universe: Ambition of the Illuminusm with new elements for the PSP, Phantasy Star Portable is an attempt by Sega to enter the multiplayer market that Monster Hunter Portable series has so successfully opened up.
Saturday, Apr 26
Capcom Kick Start Monster Hunter Festa 08
Like last year, Monster Hunter Festa 08 is held for hunters all over Japan to meet up, compete, level up their characters, shake hands with the developers and buy Monster Hunter goods. The first event for the year was held in Fukuoka yesterday and Famitsu has plenty of pictures from the even...
MHP 2ndG: Famitsu Survey The Hunters
Sales of the series so far TitleSystem/Release DateFirst Week SalesTotal Sales (as at April 6th)Monster HunterMar 11, 2004 (PS2)120,640288,559Monster Hunter GJan 20, 2005 (PS2)128,051237,393*Monster Hunter PortableDec 1, 2005 (PSP)118,3171,088,038*Monster Hunter 2Feb 16,...
Wednesday, Apr 16
Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Apr 7 - Apr 13)
Amazon Japan chart is updated hourly, the latest chart can be viewed here. Mario Kart Wii made a great first week to deny Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G it’s third week at the top spot of the Japanese charts. The game sold more than 600,000 copies while MHP 2ndG did 200,000. It’s great to see Star O...
Saturday, Apr 5
MHP 2ndG: An Early Impression
Note: Just like MHP 2nd, there will be some guide on the game here a bit later. You can find out more about what’s new in MHP 2ndG here. I am five hours into Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G now, so here’s a little impression on the game that is so hot now in Japan. My general feeling after those hours is,...
Wednesday, Apr 2
Japan Weekly Software Ranking (Mar 24 - Mar 30)
Amazon Japan chart is updated hourly, the latest chart can be viewed here. A little game by the name of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G sold more than 800,000 in its first four days, topping the charts by a wide margin in the process (Capcom confirmed earlier that they have shipped 1 million cop...
Monday, Mar 24
MHP 2ndG: The Final Details
more…) More reports from the Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G Press Demo held last Friday in Japan. Game Watch has images and some new minor details of the game. Besides the new monsters and Otomo Ailus, things like expanded Item Box (up to 10 pages now!) really makes items collector like me happ...
Tuesday, Mar 18
Weekly Famitsu: MHP 2ndG Rated
So what’s the Weekly Famitsu score for the biggest PSP game of the year (in Japan at least)? Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (MHP 2ndG) received 36 out of 40, or 9 each from the Cross Review Panel. The score is slightly higher than the ...
