To say Capcom is extremely pleased with the retail performance of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd would be an understatement. The company announced today that the PSP title, released on December 1, has shipped 4 million units to date across Japan. This milestone brings the worldwide sales tally for the franchise as a whole to a staggering 17 million.

“Monster Hunter Freedom 3” has managed to ship the same numbers as “Monster Hunter Freedom Unite” did over a two year period in just one month, making it not only the fastest selling title in PSP history, but placing it in range to be the number one selling title for all of FY2010 within Japan.”

While Monster Hunter remains more of a niche title in the U.S., it’s clear that the craze generated by each new installment shows no signs of letting up overseas. Capcom has yet to pencil in a stateside release for MHP3.

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