Monster Hunter 3 and Red Steel 2 Sales & Game-Play Data

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

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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data:

Red Steel 2 has 7,683 players reporting their play-time data.

Monster Hunter 3 has 10,004 players reporting their play-time data.

Player Increase Over Last Week:

Red Steel 2 had an increase of 876 more players reporting play-time data this week, over last week.

Monster Hunter 3 had an increase of 3,134 more players reporting their play-time data.

"Total" Game-Play Hours Reported/Increased:

Red Steel 2 has 66,478 Total Hours reported, an increase of 8,740 hours over last week.

Monster Hunter 3 has 248,581 Total Hours reported, an increase of 129,774 hours over last week.

Amazon.com Sale Ranks & Advertised Prices:

Red Steel 2's, the game only, Amazon.com sale rank is #799 and the current selling price is $46.99.

Red Steel 2 w/ Wii MotionPlus' Amazon.com sale rank is #735 and the current selling price is $56.99.

Monster Hunter 3's, the game only, Amazon.com sale rank is #88 and the current selling price is $46.99.

Monster Hunter 3 w/ Classic Controller Pro's Amazon.com sale rank is #1,154 and the current advertised selling price is $84.98.

Amazon.com April Sales Ranks for Monster Hunter 3 and Red Steel 2

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GameRankings.com Review Score Averages:

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

Monster Hunter 3's review score average is now 85.07%, based on 29 reviews.

Monster Hunter 3 gained three reviews in its average since last week, increasing its average from 84.96% last week.

Thoughts:

The sales chart included above is for the entire month of April.  Monster Hunter 3 was not released until April 20, while Red Steel 2 was released on March 23.

You may be wondering why the Monster Hunter 3 Classic Controller Pro(CCP) bundle is currently ranked so low, and priced so high on Amazon.com.  I think the main reason is because the Monster Hunter 3 CCP bundle has been sold-out on Amazon.com each day I have checked, since May 2.

The NPD numbers for the month of April are supposed to be released this Thursday, May 13.

I think it is going to be difficult to tell how Monster Hunter 3 sold, or would have sold, because of the supply issues with the Monster Hunter 3 CCP bundle.

I do not know if it was Capcom or Nintendo, perhaps both, but somebody underestimated the popularity of the Monster Hunter 3 CCP bundle.

I said it last week, and I still think the same; Red Steel 2's game-play numbers, I think are doing pretty well considering the game does not feature any online capability.

Questions:

Have you played either of these two games in the last week?

Do you think Red Steel 2 will see a price cut soon?  Or, do you think Ubisoft will leave it at the current MSRPs, and hope it turns into a "slow burn" title like many Wii games do?

I have only played Monster Hunter 3 in the last week, as I don't own Red Steel 2, yet.

I have had the opportunity twice now, to play with a reader, The Butcher, and one if his friends Den.

They are both higher ranked than I am, but they have helped me level up some, to my current HR6.

As for a price cut on Red Steel 2, I do think the game will get a price cut soon, possibly before the end of June.

If you want to look for me online in Monster Hunter 3, I should have Monster Hunter 3 on later tonight.
My Monster Hunter 3 online name/code is: Coffee  KKJ9F2


If you are interested in either game, you can see prices on Amazon.com below: