After promoting 4 million copies in its first three days, Capcom’s Monster Hunter Rise has now climbed to five million gross sales because it was launched on March 26.
Capcom clarified that Rise has shipped 5 million copies globally, so it hasn’t essentially bought that many via to customers in its first week. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless a huge quantity and it speaks to the enormity and attraction of the franchise.
Monster Hunter video games have shipped 66 million items as December 31, 2020, Capcom mentioned. So with Rise’s figures added on, that quantity climbs to about 71 million.
The Monster Hunter sequence debuted in 2004 and has grown massively since. As soon as common primarily in Japan–one Japanese tech CEO gave his company the day off to play Rise–the sequence is now pushing westward and discovering a brand new viewers there. Earlier than Rise, Monster Hunter World reached huge sales numbers thanks partly to this expanded attraction of the sequence.
Capcom is planning to maintain the practice operating, as it can launch Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin for Change and PC on July 9, 2021. This recreation may have components that may “hyperlink” to Rise, Capcom mentioned. Moreover, Rise will launch on PC in early 2022.
Total, Capcom is seeking to broaden the attraction of the Monster Hunter sequence in various methods, together with the franchise’s first film. This movie, directed by Resident Evil’s Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Resident Evil’s Mila Jovovich, only recently launched in Japan–in truth, it launched on March 26 in Japan, the day that Rise got here out.
“Capcom stays firmly dedicated to satisfying the expectations of all customers by leveraging its industry-leading recreation growth capabilities so as to create extremely entertaining gameplay experiences,” Capcom mentioned.
Assessment scores for Monster Hunter Rise had been generally very good. GameSpot’s Monster Hunter Rise review scored the sport a 9/10.
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