Capcom has announced on its Japanese site that Monster Hunter World is the fastest selling game in the company’s history. To date, over six million copies have been shipped for consoles. Sales figures for MHW will doubtless rise greatly once the PC version is launched in Fall 2018. Currently, MHW is the top paid XBox One game and is at the #1 spot on the PlayStation Store as well.
Monster Hunter World – Free Pack of Goodies Handed Out in Celebration of 5M Copies Shipped
Capcom is celebrating shipping over five million copies of Monster Hunter World by handing out a free package of goodies to all PlayStation 4 and XBox One players. It is pithily called the “Celebration Pack”.
Monster Hunter World – Collaborative Effort Offering $70k for Evidence of Real World Monsters
Capcom has partnered with The Center for Fortean Zoology to offer real world Monster Hunters a chance to grab $70,000 in cash if they can offer up proof of living monsters. Calling them Cryptids, the Center is looking for evidence of creatures including Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Mongolian Death Worm, a mermaid, the Earth Hound, a yeti, the chupacabra, the flying snake of Namibia, the Yowie and the Cornish Owlman.
Monster Hunter World – MHW Scores Megabucks for Capcom with 5M Copies Shipped
Capcom has scored some serious cash with Monster Hunter World. The game has shipped more than five million units since it launched last week. This includes digital downloads of the game in the three days following its launch. This makes MHW the best-selling game in the series that has launched on PS4 for the first time in a decade and the first-time ever launch on any XBox.