User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-1758220-20120313035438/@comment-76.69.2.56-20120313042902

Actually, let me add to that a bit. There are five million 3DS' in Japan already, and only one million more PS3s. There are already more million selling games on the 3DS in Japan than on the PS3. Handhelds are bigger. Monster Hunter is a brand that focuses on Japan, and it's a brand that's more successful on handhelds, so it makes sense to stay on the popular handheld so that it can grow its audience.

Don't bring the West into it because Monster Hunter will not be as big here. It's not to say that it can't be popular in its own right, but just like Dragon Quest or Dynasty Warriors, it's incompatible. Most gamers in the West don't want to have to put in the effort of having to learn how to fight monsters or build new weapons, they want everything given to them simply for playing the game. The values that the game was made with don't match the values held in the West.*