It turns out that bringing Monster Hunter 4 to the Nintendo 3DS has been a very lucrative move for Capcom and Nintendo as the latest game in the long running series opened to sales of over 1.7 million. Obviously, this was the highest selling game of the week, with the second place title, AKB1/149: Love Election on PS3, moving 27,052 copies.
As for hardware, the PS3 dropped to 12,146, the PS Vita dropped yet again to 6,020 (I guess they’re waiting for the 2000?), and the PSP was right behind the Vita with 5,449.
Here’s the top 20 selling games in Japan between September 9th – 15th, according to Media Create:
- Monster Hunter 4 (3DS) – 1,715,060
- AKB1/149: Love Election (PS3) – 27,052
- Brothers Conflict: Brilliant Blue (PSP) – 15,297
- Friend Collection: New Life (3DS) – 10,530
- Uta no Prince-Sama: Music 2 (PSP) – 10,343
- Mario & Luigi: Dream Team (3DS) – 9,428
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle (PS3) – 8,906
- DIsney Magic Castle: My Happy Life (3DS) – 8,822
- Splinter Cell: Blacklist (PS3) – 8,252
- Youkai Watch (3DS) – 7,791
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) – 7,348
- Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon (3DS) – 5,352
- Killzone: Mercenary (PS Vita) – 4,304
- Mario Kart 7 (3DS) – 4,195
- Ragnarok Odyssey Ace (PS Vita) – 3,969
- Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate (PS3) – 3,566
- Puppeteer (PS3) – 3,503
- New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) – 3,400
- Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition (Wii) – 3,390
- Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies (3DS) – 3,336
Are you at all surprised by the numbers of Monster Hunter 4? Let us know in the comments below.
