One pack contains two Monster Hunter games while the other contains two Mega Man games.

Final Fantasy XII was #10 on the list. The others are more obvious.

Today, Sony revealed Playview as a digital strategy guide service for games with a Monster Hunter Freedom Unite monster guide as the first item.

With Metroid: Other M and Bleach: Heat the Soul 7 being the only two significant new releases in the Japanese market, the week of August 30th – September 5th was a relatively slow one.

Plus Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker’s opening and a tactical espionage operation trailer.

Capcom and Sony have a present for future PSPgo purchasers in Japan. Buy the download-only PSP system and you get a code to download Monster Hunter Freedom Unite as a bonus.

When it came down to sales Monster Hunter Freedom Unite didn’t exceed Capcom’s expectations.

Here’s something of interest to note: Monster Hunter Freedom Unite has scored significantly higher (81) on Metacritic than Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (72). Judging by the nature of the reviews, there was also more interest in Unite in general.

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is such a smashing success Capcom and Sony are still promoting it. Two new PSP-3000 bundles featuring carnival colors and Monster Hunter Freedom Unite are scheduled for July 23.

Monster Hunter Freedom is a social experience in Asia. Gamers congregate in fast food joints like McDonalds and huddle around multiplayer Monster Hunter games. Capcom’s Europe division hopes to spark a similar phenomenon with their Monster Hunter Gathering Hall.

Monster Hunter is humongous in Japan, but only in Japan. This faux news broadcast produced by Capcom attempts to explain why Monster Hunter is a hit. Monster Hunter is a social game and the video clearly explains this.     Part of the reason why Monster Hunter caught on in Japan is because its a [...]

Oh, that wait wasn’t long. Just last week Sony said the Ad-Hoc Party Beta would be delayed from October 30 to “early November.” Well today is “early November” and the Ad-Hoc Party Beta is live on the Japan’s PlayStation Store.   The Ad-Hoc Party software lets PSP owners play local ad-hoc games with players far, [...]

Capcom quietly announced Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for North America which is simply a localized version of Monster Hunter Portable 2G. The news was well timed with Sony’s PlayStation 3 / PSP Ad-hoc party tunneling software which allows ad hoc games like Monster Hunter Freedom Untie to link up remotely with voice chat through a [...]

Earlier this month Capcom was kicking around the name Monster Hunter Unite with a survey and talk about world play via a PlayStation 3 to PSP connection. Just this week Capcom trademarked the name Monster Hunter Freedom Unite in the US Patent and Trademark database. Hmm… could Capcom be working on a new Monster Hunter [...]