Total shipments and digital sales for Monster Hunter Rise have surpassed eight million units worldwide, Capcom announced.
Monster Hunter Rise launched for Switch on March 26, 2021 worldwide and surpassed four million shipments and digital sales on March 29, five million units on April 4, six million units on April 27, and seven million units on May 27. A PC version launched via Steam on January 12, 2022.
For comparison, Monster Hunter: World launched for PlayStation 4 (worldwide) and Xbox One (North America and Europe only) on January 26, 2018, and surpassed five million shipments and digital sales on January 29, six million units on February 9, 7.5 million unit on March 5, 7.9 million units on May 8, and 8.3 million units on July 30.
Here is an overview of the series and game, via Capcom:
The Monster Hunter series consists of hunting action games that pit players against giant monsters in a beautiful natural environment. Beginning with the first title in 2004, the series established a new genre in which players cooperate to hunt ferocious monsters with their friends and has since grown into a global phenomenon with cumulative sales of the series exceeding 78 million units shipped as of September 30, 2021.
Monster Hunter Rise was released for Steam, a PC platform with a broad global user base, on January 13, 2022. Featuring high-resolution 4K support and voice chat functionality for PC, the game provided a fresh hunting experience that garnered praise from players while additionally growing the player base across a wide range of countries and regions. This, combined with sales of the Nintendo Switch version that was released in March 2021, drove global shipments of the game to surpass eight million units.
Going forward Capcom looks to further expand its player base with Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, a massive premium expansion for this title that is slated for release in summer of 2022.
Capcom remains firmly committed to satisfying the expectations of all users by leveraging its industry-leading game development capabilities.