Monster Hunter
The series took off explosively in Japan with "Monster Hunter G" and "Monster Hunter Portable/Freedom" on the PlayStation Portable and even more so once its sequels "Monster Hunter Dos", "Monster Hunter Portable Second/Freedom 2" and "Monster Hunter Portable Second G/Freedom Unit" were released which supported up to four players. Handheld systems are generally more popular in Japan and due to the country's high population density, it was easy to find players to hunt cooperatively with, making it a phenomenon there. James Miekle, writing for "PC Gamer", had worked for Q Entertainment and lived in Japan during the release of "Monster Hunter Portable 3rd", which was the best selling PlayStation Portable game of all time and described how even during work, impromptu "Monster Hunter" sessions would break out between employees and there was extensive marketing of "Monster Hunter" branded consumer goods.