Monster Hunter Freedom 2 Coming To Europe, Australia
Hey, if it sells like DS-flavoured hotcakes in Japan, why not release it in Europe and Australia. It's worth a try.
March 1, 2007 - Capcom®, a leading worldwide developer and publisher of video games, today announced Monster Hunter Freedom 2 for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system. Monster Hunter has quickly become one of the most remarkable and successful series for Capcom, with sales in excess of 2.4 million units worldwide. Capcom's previously released Monster Hunter Portable was a runaway hit, becoming Japan's top selling title for the PSP system, with an attach rate of about one game sold for every five systems in the country. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd has just released in Japan and is already well on its way to surpassing the previous title with remarkable initial shipment numbers. Capcom plans to release this game as Monster Hunter Freedom 2 across PAL territories in September 2007.
Can't see it selling 500,000 copies at launch, but to be fair, Capcom probably can't either. I'm glad this is seeing a Western release - Monster Hunter is one of those "nice idea, I should really go and play that" kinds of games, which the PSP needs a lot more of.