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Monster Hunter World Sells Over 25 Million
12.03.2024 - 11:29 / ign.com
Monster Hunter World is a monster hit for Capcom, selling over 25 million copies since going on sale in 2018.
Capcom made the sales milestone announcement to coincide with the Monster Hunter series’ 20th anniversary. The first Monster Hunter game launched in March 2004 on PlayStation 2. 20 years later and Monster Hunter World is easily Capcom’s best-selling game, with 2021’s Monster Hunter Rise a distant second with 14.2 million sold.
Capcom includes sales of the Monster Hunter World base game as well as the Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition to achieve the 25 million sold figure. Monster Hunter World had sold 19.6 million copies as of the end of 2023, but with Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition that number hits 24.1 million as of December 31, which has now crossed over to the 25 million figure.
The Master Edition bundles together Monster Hunter World and the Iceborne expansion, which has sold an impressive 11.60 million copies since going on sale in 2019. Cumulative sales of the Monster Hunter series are now up to 97 million, Capcom added.
“With Monster Hunter World, Capcom drove the Monster Hunter series to global-brand status with a series-first worldwide simultaneous launch and international promotional activities, establishing the game as Capcom’s best-selling title of all time within a month of its release,” Capcom said.
“In the six years since the game’s launch, Capcom has continued to promote digital sales, leading Monster Hunter World to achieve a new Capcom all-time-record of 25 million cumulative units sold. Further, in December of last year Capcom revealed Monster Hunter Wilds, garnering broad attention with the announcement that the latest title in the series is scheduled for release in 2025.
“Capcom remains firmly committed to satisfying the expectations of all users by leveraging its industry-leading game development capabilities in order to create highly entertaining gameplay experiences.”
Monster Hunter Wilds was announced for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam during The Game Awards 2023. The debut trailer showed the player riding a new bird-like mount across a desert while chased by a dust storm.
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