Monster Hunter Portable 3rd [PSP]

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The successor to the PSP's number one selling game of all time will arrive on December 1.

**OFFICIAL SITE** (http://www.capcom.co.jp/monsterhunter/P3rd/index.html)

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TGS Trailer:
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- 2 cats for single player
- Bowgun will be using MHP2G system and not MH3
- Features Yukumo Village: based on traditional Japanese style
- Some new "bathing facility" feature

- 3 new monsters
* Jinouga (ジンオウガ): Dragon Wolf type?
* Gavua (ガーヴア): Ostrich type?
* Aoashira (アオアシラ): Armadillo type?

MH3 Monsters:
Great Jaggi
Qurupeco
Roarudorosu
Barroth
Rathian
Beriorosu
Agunacotol
Gigginox

MHP series:
Tigrex
Nargacuga

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From the PV:
- All MH3 stages are in (with water areas taken out)
- Weapons/armors are all from MH3.
- MH3 weapons new moves are in.
- A new blast move for gunlance

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[Rune Factory Fanboy]

Awesome.

We all knew this was coming. I was going to skip this because I figured it would just be a port of MH3 Tri on PSP.

HOWEVER it looks like this is a brand new game. I'm going to get it for sure because it supports online play.

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WORLDWIDE RELEASE confirmed!

Capcom sent out a press release confirming the news and an
international release under the name Monster Hunter Freedom 3.
This version introduces new regions, monsters, and a revised Felyne combat system.
Look for Monster Hunter Freedom 3 in the West in late 2010.

**SOURCE** (http://www.siliconera.com/2010/03/16/monster-hunter-portable-3rd-announced-for-psp/)

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Enterbrain CEO Hirokazu Hamamura held one of his periodic market seminars on the 9th.
As usual, he offered industry analysis and predictions to the members of the press.
Mainichi shared a summary.

In a past seminar, Hamamura suggested that Dragon Quest IX could go on to sell 5 million units.
He brought out the 5 million figure at this seminar as well, only regarding PSP's Monster Hunter Portable 3rd.
Noting that two out of three gamers want to play it (this is presumably from Enterbrain research),
he suggested that the game could target 5 million units.

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G has shipped 4 million units across its standard and budget re-releases,
making it the biggest PSP game ever.

On the PSP in general, he referred to the system as "A domestic game machine that sells only in Japan."

He seems to have a negative opinion about PSPgo, noting that it's selling worse than Wonderswan,
a portable game machine released by Bandai in 1999.
"You can now download Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G," he said,
"but you can't really say that you can play the game properly."

Many gamers have complained that the PSPgo's control layout makes playing Monster Hunter difficult.
This wasn't an issue until late last month when Capcom released Monster Hunter in downloadable form for the first time.

Sony is even started bundling free copies of the game with PSPgo, but sales did not see any form of spike.
Even as the standard PSP tops the weekly hardware charts, PSPgo consistently sells worse than PS2 and Xbox 360.

Hamamura also shared comments on other platforms.

Regarding Xbox 360, he said of Bayonetta, "The Xbox 360 version is better, but it sold half as much as the PS3 version."
He pointed to this as evidence that software may not necessarily be all that it takes to win in a multiplatform strategy.
However, he said that Monster Hunter Frontier Online represents another chance for the system,
as it will be the first HD Monster Hunter game.

Wii continues to remain a "Nintendo market," he said.
He cited as evidence Capcom's Monster Hunter 3,
which he said had great expectations, but capped off at one million units.
In past seminars, Hamamura has indicated that he expected more than this for the game.

On PS3, he made note of the recent success of Sony's Torne DVR kit,
likening this to the PS3's popularity in North American and European markets as a Blu-ray player.

He seems to be a bit skeptical of Sony's upcoming Move motion controller device,
though, stating "If the price is around ¥10,000, it will be tough.
It's possible it could end up as just a peripheral."

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**SOURCE** (http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2010/04/11/hamamura_predictions/)

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- new nub design
- improved battery

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[Rune Factory Fanboy]

I am officially pumped!

Hopefully the amount of monsters and content rivals that of Freedom 2 and Unite.

I was starting to consider getting into Phantasy Star Portable 2 but this trailer knocked some sense into me.

[Hive]

this looks different than the advertisements... hmmmm...
Transparent-gloss buttons (lame...), no concaved button and d-pad surfaces (good!), nub is less concaved (lame...).

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[Naoko]

I'm gonna die, because I want this game so bad right now. I gotta get a psp. MGS Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen! I don't want to wait and import the MH one :)

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I'm gonna die, because I want this game so bad right now. I gotta get a psp. MGS Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen! I don't want to wait and import the MH one :)

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pics?

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Dengeki got the first review score for Monster Hunter Portable 3rd:
90, 95, 90 and 85.

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Media Create Sales: November 29, 2010 - December 5, 2010

01. / 00. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 - 1.950.717 / NEW

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First Week / Total

{29/11/10 - 12/12/10} 0001. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {01/12/10} - 1.950.717 / 2.580.258
{24/03/08 - 28/12/08} 0002. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Capcom) {27/03/08} - 880.468 / 2.425.320
{19/02/07 - 28/12/08} 0003. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (Capcom) {22/02/07} - 705.281 / 1.671.227
{27/10/08 - 03/01/10} 0004. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom Unite [PSP the Best] (Capcom) {30/10/08} - 25.416 / 1.092.604
{15/12/08 - 03/01/10} 0005. [PSP] Dissidia: Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {18/12/08} - 489.126 / 921.276
{10/09/07 - 03/01/10} 0006. [PSP] Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (Square Enix) {13/09/07} - 486.659 / 799.149
{04/01/10 - 07/02/10} 0007. [PSP] Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (Square Enix) {09/01/10} - 445.962 / 727.938
{26/04/10 - 06/06/10} 0008. [PSP] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (Konami) {29/04/10} - 434.366 / 711.838
{28/11/05 - 31/12/06} 0009. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom (Capcom) {01/12/05} - 113.640 / 686.837
{28/07/08 - 03/01/10} 0010. [PSP] Phantasy Star Portable (Sega) {31/07/08} - 341.700 / 671.079

[Jiggy]

Wait, PSP in Japan seriously only had four million sellers in its lifetime? Gads, man, if I were Sony I'd just pack it up in the portable realm. <_<

[Hive]

Wait, PSP in Japan seriously only had four million sellers in its lifetime?

yeah, and they're all Monster Hunter games. lol

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Media Create Sales: Week 06, 2011 (Feb 7 - Feb 13)

01. / 00. [PSP] Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 (Bandai Namco) {2011.02.10} - 222.068 / NEW
02. / 00. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 3 Z (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.10} - 208.548 / NEW
03. / 06. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} - 93.483 / 4.249.622 (+236%)

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Media Create Sales: Week 07, 2011 (Feb 14 - Feb 20)

01. / 00. [PS3] Catherine (Atlus Co.) {2011.02.17} - 141.826 / NEW
02. / 00. [PS3] Marvel Vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Capcom) {2011.02.17} - 67.187 / NEW
03. / 02. [PS3] Samurai Warriors 3 Z (Koei Tecmo) {2011.02.10} - 58.089 / 266.637 (-72%)
04. / 03. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (Capcom) {2010.12.01} - 39.727 / 4.289.349 (-58%)