Monster Hunter 3 and Red Steel 2 Debuts

Monster Hunter 3 and Red Steel 2 sales, reviews, and play-time data.

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The Quick Brew Info:

Red Steel 2 was released on March 23, 2010, with two retail versions:

The Red Steel 2 Standard version, with a MSRP of $49.99

The Red Steel 2 w/ Wii MotionPlus version, with a MSRP of $59.99
Red Steel 2 took 42 days from its release, to debut with data on the Wii's Nintendo Channel.

Monster Hunter 3 was released on April 20, 2010, with two retail version:

The Monster Hunter 3 Standard version, with a MSRP of $49.99

The Monster Hunter 3 w/ Classic Controller Pro bundle, with a MSRP of $59.99
Monster Hunter 3 took 14 days from its release, to debut with data on the Wii's Nintendo Channel.

Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:

Red Steel 2 has 6,807 players reporting their play-time data, for its debut.

Monster Hunter 3 has 6,870 players reporting their play-time data, for its debut.

"Total" Game-Play Hours Reported:

Red Steel 2 has 57,738 Total Hours reported for its debut on the Nintendo Channel.

Monster Hunter 3 has 118,807 Total Hours reported for its debut on the Nintendo Channel.

Amazon.com Sale Ranks & Advertised Price:

Red Steel 2's Standard version Amazon.com sale rank is #527 and the current selling price is $46.99.

Red Steel 2's WM+ version Amazon.com sale rank is #292 and the current selling price is $56.99.

Monster Hunter 3 Standard version's Amazon.com sale rank is #60 and the current selling price is $44.99.

Monster Hunter 3 CCP bundle's Amazon.com sale rank is #755 and the current selling price is $84.98.

GameRankings.com Review Score Average:

Red Steel 2's review score average is 81.00%, based on 44 reviews.

Monster Hunter 3's review score average is 84.96%, based on 26 reviews.

Thoughts/Questions:

The Monster Hunter 3 Classic Controller Pro bundle is currently sold-out on Amazon.com, and has been having supply issues before the game even released.

Also, Monster Hunter 3's debut data, as for "Total Hours" reported, is the highest I have seen for a game's first debut on the Nintendo Channel.

I think that Red Steel 2 debuting already, is a pretty good sign for the game, considering it doesn't have any sort of online functionality.

If you have played both Red Steel 2 and Monster Hunter 3, what do you think of them?  Are you playing more of Monster Hunter 3, as the data seems to show?

If you are interested in either of the games, you can see new and some used prices for them on Amazon.com below: