Monster Hunter Tri - Hours Played

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The last time we looked at the play-time data for Monster Hunter Tri was on September 20.  It was on September 20, that Monster Hunter Tri's reported play-time data passed Super Smash Bros. Brawl's in the average hours played, "Per person", category.  When it passed Super Smash Bros. Brawl's "per person" average, Monster Hunter Tri became the Wii's most played game, per person, at that time.

Since the last report, Capcom announced that the Monster Hunter Tri with Classic Controller Pro bundle is being produced again, and now you can purchase it for under $50, on Amazon.com.  If you have been wanting the Classic Controller Pro and Monster Hunter Tri, now is a good time to get them both.

Also, Monster Hunter Tri, the game only, has seen a price drop since the last report; and now has a MSRP/List Price of just $39.99.

So, is Monster Hunter Tri still the "most played" Wii game, per person?  Let's take a look at how much Wii owners have been monster hunting in the last 3 weeks...

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Approx. Number of Players Reporting Data

Monster Hunter 3 has 43,291 players reporting their game-play data through the Wii's Nintendo Channel, that's an increase of 2,279 more players reporting data than were 3 weeks ago.

Total Hours & Average Hours Per Person Reported

Monster Hunter Tri now has 3,526,412 Total Hours reported for its game-play, an increase of 301,140 game-play hours in the last 3 weeks. Monster Hunter 3's average play-time, of 81 Hours 29 Minutes per person, increased by 2 Hours 51 Minutes. The average Monster Hunter 3 play session is lasting just over 3 Hours 37 Minutes, a slight decrease by about 2 minutes since the last report.

Sales Ranks & Advertised Prices

Monster Hunter Tri's, the software only, Amazon.com sale rank is #706, and the current selling price is $39.99. Monster Hunter Tri - Classic Controller Pro Bundle's Amazon.com sale rank is #758, and the current sale price is $47.91.

Caffeinated Thoughts

If you're wondering, Monster Hunter Tri is still the most played Wii game, per person.  Monster Hunter Tri's average play-time per person is currently 2 Hours 59 Minutes more than Super Smash Bros. Brawl's.

My average play-time is still below the reported average, but I did have an opportunity this past Saturday night to do some monster hunting, with a few fellow monster hunters!  

I hunted with three other monster hunters, Apoc, Maxi, and Seph.  Maxi and Seph run their own gaming site, NinTemple.com, and both are avid monster hunters.  We hunted several monsters, and here is a video from one of our monster hunts:

Ahhh, the Gobul, not really the bane of my existence anymore!  When we started out on our monster hunts, I went and quickly brewed me a cup of Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend, and it seemed to have helped me; as you may have noticed(or not), I didn't get incapacitated!

Anyway, a big thanks to Apoc, Maxi, and Seph, for helping me hunt some monsters and get leveled up this past Saturday night!

Side thought: I'm glad to see Capcom continuing to support the game, even bringing back the Classic Controller Pro bundle before the holidays.  Considering how quickly the first CCP bundle sold out, I'm surprised they waited this long to re-introduce it.

I still have a long way to go, as the basic monsters I have hunted are the Barroth, Gobul, Great Baggi, Great Jaggi, and Rathian.  Lagiacrus can also be added to the list, as of this last Saturday night.

Question

If you have been playing Monster Hunter Tri for a while now, have you hunted and beaten every monster in the game?

If you want to join in the monster hunting, you can see Monster Hunter Tri's sales prices on Amazon.com, linked below: