Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Shifts 250k Units on PS4 in Japan, and That's Without Digital

Can an expansion win GOTY? It has my vote...

@Splat Sadly not. The rules of GOTM and GOTY state that nominees must be standalone titles. With Iceborne, you need World to play it.

DLC of the Year, then.

Iceborne has consumed me. My apologies to my family and co-workers. My friends totally understand however. This expansion is fantastic. The customization (weapons, your room)is next level. The new monsters are cool. The new hunting mechanics ( clutch claw, tail riders etc)add so much fun to the experience. So yeah, I'm loving it.

Actually that number includes 44,000 upgrade code is sold in shops as well as the physical games plus expansion.
https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2019/09/japanese_charts_mario_and_co_cant_compete_with_the_nations_monster_hunter_obsession

@Jimmy_G_Buckets Clutch claw is a game changer. I hope it's in every future MH.

@Splat I agree. When MH4 introduced jumping and mounting, I was skeptical at first. Now I can't envision the game without it. Clutch claw will hopefully follow suit.

@BridgeToClarity You could join someone else's SOS. You will still get credited for the fight. I do that from time to time when I'm struggling to solo and nobody is joining me.

@BridgeToClarity Augments work differently in Iceborne, in case you didn't already know. You no longer have to grind for specific stones, you just need a lot of endgame materials.

Good for good ol Capcom. Another game I need to jump back on.

@BridgeToClarity The weapons you get in Iceborne (on the upgrade tree) will outclass your old weapons by some distance quite quickly. I wanted to stick with my weapon when I first played Iceborne as well, but they just don't do enough raw damage.

Bottom line is you kinda have to move onto the new weapons sooner or later. It does mean you have to do without health regen and the other augments for the majority of Iceborne, though. You only unlock augments after the story is finished.

@ShogunRok If I remember correctly though, P.T. was also in the goty list back then? If so, I think Iceborne should too. Either way, not tryna hate, just my thoughts.

Well deserved this is how a dlc should be done too bad an expansion can't be GOTY but to me it is

@BridgeToClarity No, augments from the base game don't carry over to weapons in Iceborne.

And yeah, rarity 12 is the highest.

@Amusei PT was a standalone product — that's the difference. If you could buy and play Iceborne without needing MHW, it could be a nominee. But the fact it's not standalone means we class it as DLC.

@ShogunRok I see your point, fair enough 👍

I still have to finish World. I put it aside for Assassins Creed Odyssey, Dragon Age Inquisition, Kingdom Come and now Greedfall. I feel so overwhelmed with my backlog, not enough time.