Following the reveal of the top-twenty sales chart related to last week on Wednesday, Media Create released today its weekly analysis, giving further information on the performance of Monster Hunter World in the country. The game was sold locally only for PS4, so the data listed below does not involve the Xbox One version. We
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Today is Wednesday, and Media Create released its sales charts for the week between January 22nd and January 28th, 2018, depicting the situation of the Japanese video games market. This time around we get to see the results of a very relevant test, as we’re looking at the debut of Monster Hunter World. You can check out
Having launched just a few days ago, Monster Hunter: World is already garnering critical acclaim as the first new home console version of the beloved RPG series in nearly a decade, with the latest title in the series hitting a new record and already putting it off to a great start. Capcom announced today that Monster Hunter:
Today, at Evo Japan 2018, Capcom showcased the crossover content that will come to both Monster Hunter World and Street Fighter V. First of all, we see a trailer of Ryu and Sakura’s costumes coming to Monster Hunter World that were revealed by Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto earlier this morning. Both costumes will be attainable via
During a stage event hosted by Sony Interactive Entertainment at Taipei Gane Show in Taiwan, Monster Hunter World Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto made a special announcement. The game will receive crossover content from Street Fighter V. To be more precise, players will be able to transform their characters in Ryu and Sakura, pretty much like they do
Monster Hunter fans have eagerly been awaiting the release of Monster Hunter: World, the first true next-gen game in the series, ever since it was announced during Sony’s E3 2017 Press Conference. Today, the game has finally hit store shelves, both physically and digitally, so it’s finally time to go hunting. Still, that hasn’t stopped
If you read our review of Monster Hunter: World, you probably already know that it’s a fantastic game. One of its most charming aspects is the deep character customization that lets you create your personal hunter and palico buddy with great detail. Both male and female hunters have a ton of options, and while unfortunately,
Just six months have passed since the announcement of Monster Hunter: World at E3 2017, promising a revolution for the Monster Hunter franchise with the return to home consoles. The series has spent a long time on hardware that was underpowered for its time, and while the games were undoubtedly good or even great, the
Today Capcom released the first of a series of videos dedicated to the creation of its upcoming mainline Monster Hunter game Monster Hunter World. The video stars Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto, Executive Director and Art Director Kaname Fujioka, and Director Yuya Tokuda. We hear how developers wanted to use the latest technology to excite even veteran players. Tokuda-san also
With Monster Hunter: World’s launch date less than a week away, players can now check out the numerous Trophies that will be up for grabs. Over at powerpyx.com, the site detailed the entire list of trophies featured in MonsterHunter: World – including the rarity of each trophy. According to the list, the upcoming action role-playing game has a total of 50
Today the Japanese arm of Capcom released a batch of details and screenshots about the day one patch that will be released for Monster Hunter World. The patch is numbered 1.01 and will take approximately 815 megabytes of your bandwidth for all regions. As an important note, online gameplay and the use of any DLC
Today Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan and Asia released a new trailer titled “Playin’ Swingin’” showing off part of the lineup for PS4 in 2018, and there are a lot of goodies to enjoy. We start with Monster Hunter World, then we move on to God of War, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT, Detroit: Become Human, Far
The Japanese arm of Sony Interactive Entertainment certainly knows how to create funny commercials, especially when Densha Otoko star Takayuki Yamada is involved. Just a couple of weeks ago, the house of PlayStation launched a hilarious ad in which Yamada-san basically coerces his younger colleagues into buying Monster Hunter World to play with him, and today
We thought that the beautiful “Rathalos Edition” PS4 Pro that was released in Japan in December would be exclusive to the archipelago of the rising sun, and would never come west, but we were wrong. At least French fans are getting a chance to grab one, as the console will be released in the country as
Today Capcom released another sizable batch of PS4 gameplay of its upcoming mainline Monster Hunter game Monster Hunter World. The gameplay is narrated by European Brand Manager Brian Ayers, who does a really good job at setting the atmosphere thanks to his booming voice. At the controls is Game Director Yuya Tokuda. This time around we
Today Capcom released a trio of TV commercials of the upcoming mainline chapter of the Monster Hunter series Monster Hunter World. The brief videos have different topics, with the first focusing on the ecosystem, and showcasing some really spectacular duels among monsters. It shows once more how the denizens of the islands go about their
Capcom revealed another popular monster returning to Monster Hunter World via a TV commercial for Japan that appeared today. The commercial was recorded off the TV and posted on YouTube by user sute aka, and at the end it gives a brief glimpse of Kirin. While it appears as a unicorn and is named after
Following the announcement of the third open beta for Monster Hunter World, Capcom reached out with some more details to give you a better idea of what you can expect. First of all, the client will be available for pre-load two days ahead of the start of the beta, which means on January 17th. The
Today, during the Monster Hunter World Winter livestream hosted by Capcom, we got to see quite a lot of new gameplay played directly by the developers and to hear a ton of news. At the controls were Producer Ryozo Fujimoto, Executive Director and Art Director Kaname Fujioka and Co-Director Yuya Tokuda. The first thing we get to
Today, during the Monster Hunter World Winter livestream hosted by Capcom, the publisher showcased a brand new trailer of the game. The game showcases an extensive look at the world of the game, at its major NPCs, at the story, and more. Of course, it also came with quite a bit of gameplay, that looked
Today the South Korean arm of Sony Interactive Entertainment released a brand new trailer for the PS4 Pro. The commercial shows a father and a son, with the former asking the latter to repeat his line (which from the context appears to be destined for his mother). As the kid asks for a PlayStation 4
Few people can be said to know the Japanese gaming industry as deeply as Hirokazu Hamamura. He is the current president of Weekly Famitsu’s publisher Enterbrain and he had a long tenure as the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief. As such, his connections run far and wide. Regarded by many as an industry legend, Hamamura-san talked about the
Monster Hunter: World is one of the most anticipated titles coming to console owners in the beginning of the year, and while PC players will have to wait a little longer before they can venture out and take on gigantic monsters to slay, Capcom has provided a new release window for the game’s PC version
When a big PS4 game is about to be released Sony often releases a live-action commercial — normally on the humorous side — to push the upcoming launch, and Monster Hunter World is no exception. As usual, Densha Otoko star Takayuki Yamaka comes back to reprise his role of massive gamer. He has become pretty
Capcom released today a new TV commercial of its upcoming mainline Monster Hunter game Monster Hunter World. The commercial comes in the usual brief thirty seconds format, but still packs quite a bit of content through competent pacing, including characters and story moments, and a look at the game’s monsters. With January being almost here,
If you’re eager to get your hands on the beta of Monster Hunter World, but you have not had the chance to try the first one exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscriber, now it’s the time. Capcom has just opened the floodgates of the beta to everyone on P4, including those who don’t have PlayStation Plus,
Today Capcom released a new batch of screenshots of the upcoming mainline chapter o the Monster Hunter series Monster Hunter World. First of all, we get a look at the relevant NPCs of the Survey Resource Management Office, which is a location in the hub city of Astrea that players will visit often to register and collecting bounties, manage
During a stage show at Jump Festa at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba near Tokyo, Capcom showcased some new gameplay of the upcoming mainline Monster Hunter game Monster Hunter World. The gameplay, played live on stage, showcased a hunt against one of the Wildspire Waste’s most fearsome monsters, the elder dragon Nergigante. Unfortunately, we don’t
I will be honest. The way in which Capcom is managing to convey the charm of Monster Hunter World with ultra-brief six-second mini-trailers is getting every time more impressive. Today we got another batch of this interesting and unusual series, including seven videos. The first shows a simple line of ants, the second and third
Today Media Create published its weekly analysis of the Japanese market between December 4th and December 10th, and it included an interesting piece of data. The limited edition PS4 Pro “Rathalos Edition” has sold 33,000 units in its debut week, after hitting the local shelves on December 7th. This accounts for the vast majority of