Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate has Shipped Over 3 Million Units Worldwide

Sweet, this game is amazing. I hope they keep localizing them.

just got the circle pad pro to get this and play my first monster hunter. i really dont want to shell out the $200 for the new 3ds but playing the demo w/o the second stick was rough.

I think the second stick is a matter of taste and weapon selection. I played 70+ hours of MH3U as a bowman, and never felt I needed a 2nd stick (except maybe underwater).
That said, my one complaint of the New 3DS is that silly nub. It really should have been a second circle pad. The nub is just like the old laptop nubs, it is not adequate camera control and does not replace a 2nd analog stick. Big missed opportunity. I will use it, but it is too clumsy to ever work in a FPS.

I only want it on the Wii U. I do not play games that take that much time in one sitting on my 3DS. I only play in bursts. Hopefully Capcom has listened to those users who prefer online/multiplayer gaming at home.

@EvisceratorX great article, there's a typo in the last but one paragraph: "launch figures in he country."

Very well deserved. There is almost no series of games that I find as genuinely fun to play as Monster Hunter. Everything about this franchise just oozes good old fashioned entertainment. Almost nothing else is as satisfying, except perhaps most Zelda games. Hunt on fellow hunters!

Not even a thank you to Nintendo?

I am absolutely glad this title is doing well both in Japan and in western regions! MH3U was my first experience in the series and I completely was mesmerized by it, I spent too many hours playing it I am sure of that fact! I am glad to have a new installment to the MH series. MH4U has some good improvements, nothing to write home to dear old mom about but enough to lead you to believe the next iteration will be even better.

Sounds like the folks in Japan more than contributed to the inevitably sequel, judging by 2.5m sold (in Japan, MC), it seems a very small sum of players in the west dipped in considering DD involved.

@Mega719
Businesses don't work that way, besides the contract in place ensured both parties gained mutual gain.

I hope this means future Monster Hunter games will still be on Nintendo platforms even if it means they're not exclusive to Nintendo platforms. Regardless of what I hope, it's very awesome that the game sold well worldwide.

MH4 is so good! When MH is done right (online Multiplayer) it will sell like hotcakes! This was done right. I wish they would patch MHtriU to play online for 3DS.

@Punished_Boss_84 i know but Capcom's business decision is that if a sequel to any of there products don't sell enough they would just put the series on hold. They are making a sequel to RE Revelations and remade the Gamecube games (both not on Wii U apparently), MH games are popular on Nintendo platforms, and for some reason they don't see Mega Man profitable so they are nerfing him to a mobile runner, despite apparently in Smash and having a successor this year. I'm just joking about this

Good for Monster Hunter franchise! I still have yet to get the MH4U, but will definitely get it along with a New 3DS down the line.

Happy to see Monster Hunters popularity keeps growing. It's one of my favorite game series with all of it's content and great gameplay.

VGchartz has MH4U selling 2.46 million in Japan. So this means they have shipped 0.5 million to Europe and America. Given the recent sales success of MH4U in England (#4 debut), this bodes very well for the series finding an audience. It really helps the popularity and visibility to be launching alongside New 3DS in those regions. Bravo Monster Hunter for a high quality game and Nintendo for effective (gasp!) advertising!

I haven't even gotten a copy yet! Lets hope that Capcom chooses to renew their deal with Nintendo.

Haha I just got Monster Hunter 3 for 3ds, but I will get MH4 very soon!

This is a FANTASTIC game! MH4U is a vast improvement over MH3 with it's improved tutorials and online Multiplayer. . The game is fantastic online BUT it REALLY shines when you are having a hunt with friends locally - It really does!
I am sinking many hours into this game - all of them adrenaline filled satisfied hours of playtime!

Awesome game

@JHDKoopman In my experience, the CPP is better than the nub stick anyway. The extra girth and room for the shoulder buttons makes the CPP the most comfortable way to play MH. Loving MH4U with the CPP.

Not a game for me, but happy for all the MH fans.

The third generation games we got had a cruddy start is probably why it didn't do as well. You know, with super long tutorials a crap ton of mushroom/fishing quests. Where 4th generation throws Dah'ren Mohran at you at the very start, so, yeah. lol

If only they'd come out with a Wii U version. I know a couple of friends and I would get that.

@shigulicious Absolutely. The C-Nub is a real pain in the goomba and takes some serious getting used to....
But it works, its not comfortable or easy, but it works.

I seriously hope that a future OS update will bring a sensetivity slider for the C-Nub with it.
So yeah, especially for newcomers, the CPP is the definitive way to go.
Veterans probably dont even need a second stick from the good old PSP days anyways

@Mega719 lol what has Nintendo even done?

This game is SO good. And I actually think it takes enormous strides toward newcomers, compared to MH3U anyways. Tutorials for each weapon, they actually explain how to cook a well done steak (you weren't even told what a well done steak WAS in 3 Ultimate, or a BBQ Spit for that matter), how to combine for potions, etc. Super noob friendly this one is...

The C-stick isn't quite as good as a 2nd analog, but it ain't bad. Certainly ain't bad for a compact little handheld that sacrificed zero space to make room for it. I use it no problem. I do think the CPP is extra comfy and definitely the superior experience, however, it would require sacrificing stable 3D, shorter load times and Miiverse pics, and I just ain't down with all that.

@Aviator Nintendo was involved in assisting the development of this game even if it was solely by Capcom. They also allowed Capcom to use their properties along with others

Yay! I'm currently redownloading my copy after a long system transfer. Dang i'm not gonna be able to sleep tonight....

Yep. Those cosmetic options are what sold 3 million units.

Wii U please! :C

I only own a wii u and sadly no 3ds, so I haven't been buying. If cash was no issue I would be all over this.

I still love it more on my wii u though.

I got two cartridges and my brother and myself. And we're having a good time with the game.

@cyrus_zuo While I do agree with you on the fact that they should've put a second circle pad instead of the nub, it does work well. I tried it in MH4U for the camera and it's pretty solid. I tried it in Re: Revelations to aim and it took me some time but I got used to it and it did work. When you look at it you wonder how it could work but it does.

I'm glad it's doing well. This could ensure the series futur here. I just started but I'm already hooked.

I am so happy it is doing well! I fell in love with MH3U on the Wii U/3DS and I could not figure out why this game was not more popular. MH4U has really improved everything that was established in MH3U (I know that MH3U is not the first game in the series) I think that MH4U is really accessible to new comers and you should defiantly check the game out.

I have been playing MH4U non-stop (before which I was playing MH3U non-stop) and I must say that the game is amazing. The game took a while to adjust to considering I was coming out of an MH3 phase but the game is definitely awesome. The vertical combat adds a lot to the gameplay plus the game is faster paced (storyline wise). I also love the new weapons the Charge Blade and now the Insect Glaive which adds so many possibilities to combat. I have a normal 3DS XL and I am using the CPP, and I don't really mind the absence of super stable 3D (don't like 3D much) or Miiverse. The CPP being awesome is an added bonus.

Still have to go online though. I hope the next Monster Hunter is also on Nintendo consoles, even if it is not exclusive.

@garthvader

I would buy if they put out a proper Wii u game as well.

@cfgk24 Why is nobody acknowledging the biggest problem? There's no online voice chat!!!
Yes I bought the game, but I'm going to have to plug a headset into my cell phone when I play

@leo13 Skype is best - I have voice chat on COD audit's rubbish. .

@cbkummer I still wish this had been released for the Wii U though.

@polivar4 I agree, but I think I'd rather have a separate Wii U game built from the ground up for the system. MH3U was awesome, but you could tell it was just an HD version of a Wii game.

@cbkummer I still have yet to play MH3U. Is it worth picking up?

@polivar4 It is. It's not as good as 4U, but it's really good.

I was waiting for it to drop down in price a little bit more before I purchased it. I don't even want to buy a 3DS but I'm becoming tempted to do so.

You can get it for Wii U for around $20. I think that's a good deal. What I would do is skip 3U for 3DS and just get it for Wii U (since it has online) and get 4U for 3DS when you pick one up.