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Remember how Monster Hunter Portable in Japan showed that the PSP wasn't a failure? That was cemented by the off-the-charts sales of its sequel Monster Hunter Portable 2nd and this week Capcom has released what amounts to an expansion pack for the second game with Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G. This sequel has now broken the already impressive record set by MH2P by selling over a million copies in its first week in Japan.

I'm still unimpressed with Capcom's desire to avoid adding online multiplayer to the title. It would make more sense if their Monster Hunter MMO was actually available in the US, but since it isn't it just leaves adult gamers like me who can almost never get together live with gamer friends out from being able to enjoy this game fully. Online play would make this a ridiculously killer app for the PSP or any other platform it comes to. I'm hopeful that Capcom puts online play into the Wii version but I'm not holding my breath.

Capcom has also noted that all of the MH games have sold about 6.3 million units. That's a lot of oversized swords chopping down on dinosaurs, -er I mean monsters.

See also:
Sorry PS3, Monster Hunter 3 Only on Wii
Is Capcom Holding Out On Monster Hunter Fans?
Capcom Offers Weak Excuses for Ad-Hoc Only In Monster Hunter
Need More Proof The PSP's Future Is Secure?
Define, "SPANK"

Source: PlayStation Universe and GI.biz linked to by Kotaku

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