Japan report: Monster Hunter Freedom 2 for the PSP and Wii Play go platinum
Last March, Capcom‘s Monster Hunter Freedom 2 sold 348,000 copies according to Enterbrain‘s Famitsu Marketing Service. The said sales for the month sets the number of copies sold to 1,095,000 thus bumping up Monster Hunter Freedom 2 to platinum status. Hitting platinum is a feat in itself, but what makes it even more amazing is the fact that this is the very first PSP game to gain that distinction in Japan.
It’s also interesting to note that the game’s sales for the month are responsible for 85% of total sales for game publisher Capcom.
In other news, Wii Play has also surpassed the 1,000,000 mark, making it the second game for the Wii to reach the coveted platinum distinction. The first? Wii Sports. Nintendo got the lion’s share of the market in march. The entire Japanese console market received a 61.7% bump but software sales dropped by 29.8%. Still, that didn’t stop two games from hitting platinum that month.
Via IGN
Last March, Capcom‘s Monster Hunter Freedom 2 sold 348,000 copies according to Enterbrain‘s Famitsu Marketing Service. The said sales for the month sets the number of copies sold to 1,095,000 thus bumping up Monster Hunter Freedom 2 to platinum status. Hitting platinum is a feat in itself, but what makes it even more amazing is the fact that this is the very first PSP game to gain that distinction in Japan.
It’s also interesting to note that the game’s sales for the month are responsible for 85% of total sales for game publisher Capcom.
In other news, Wii Play has also surpassed the 1,000,000 mark, making it the second game for the Wii to reach the coveted platinum distinction. The first? Wii Sports. Nintendo got the lion’s share of the market in march. The entire Japanese console market received a 61.7% bump but software sales dropped by 29.8%. Still, that didn’t stop two games from hitting platinum that month.
Via IGN
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