In Japan, for three weeks in a row now, bothMario Kart WiiandMonster Hunter Portable 2nd G(PSP) have topped the software sales charts.
TheGolden Weekseries of Japanese holidays is just wrapping up over there. The Japanese spend enough money during this time off to make it a major retail focus, and the two most popular games have benefitted from this.
In our minds, sales ofMario Kart Wiiin Japan are probably a given. And really, who doesn’t loveMario Kart?Gamasutratells us that 173,000 units were sold during Golden Week, giving a lifetime total of 1,120,000. And I think all 1.1 million of those players have beat me in online matches.
What may be less apparent to those outside Japan is the popularity of Capcom’sMonster Hunter Portableseries of PSP games. The new2nd Grelease is so popular in Japan that it’s almost a given that you own it, maybe similar to howHalois here[disclaimer: I don’t own Halo]. In fact, I was reading a Japanese article last week on Japanese Wi-Fi spots, and in it, the author opened with how everyone has a PSP on-the-go these days, and how, “of course, everyone hasMonster Hunter Portablein it.” During Japan’s time off, 102,000 units sold, bringing total sales to almost 2 million copies.
Other notable top-sellers for Golden Week include (#3)Link no Bowgun Training(Link’s Crossbow Training), (#9)Deca Sports, and the do-want-worthyValkyria Chronicles(#8).
Do you think there’s a chance that Capcom would one day give usMonster Hunter Portable 2nd G?
