Monster Hunter continues to do Capcom proud in Japan. The action RPG franchise spawned Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G, last year's best-selling title for both the country and Sony's PlayStation Portable. It's no stretch to say that MHP 2nd G was a major reason Sony remains a dominant competitor to Nintendo for the increasingly lucrative portable gaming throne in Japan.
The MHP 2nd G gravy train shows no signs of stopping for Capcom. While the title has not yet reached million-seller status this year, its lifetime-to-date sales have now surpassed 3.5 million units. Capcom boasts that MHP 2nd G is the first PSP game to reach this milestone, at least in Japan.
The original edition of Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G was released back in March 2008. A greatest hits re-release ("PSP the Best") followed months later in October, and sales for this edition alone actually contributed a handsome one million units to the total LTD figure. MHP 2nd G was recently released in North America and Europe as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, and Capcom is hoping they can make the franchise equally appealing to an international audience- especially when they've got a Monster Hunter 3 localization in the pipeline.
MHP 2nd G's latest sales milestone is Exhibit A in the case for dominance of the portable gaming scene in Japan. Exhibit B would be Dragon Quest IX's massive number of preorders ahead of its official release this weekend.
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