Monster Hunter is a best-selling series from Capcom. The series has been on a variety of platforms from the PS2 to the PSP to the Wii to 3DS and Wii U. It's one of the best selling series in Japan. The series has sold 54 million units worldwide, across 43 titles.[1]
It is one of Capcom's three biggest flagship franchises, along with Street Fighter and Resident Evil. In terms of software units sold, Monster Hunter is Capcom's second best-selling video game franchise, after Resident Evil.
Sales
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Sales data taken from Capcom, unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Title | Platform | Sales | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monster Hunter | PS2/PSP | 1,838,580 | ||
| 2004 | Monster Hunter | PS2 | 315,555 | [2] |
| 2005 | Monster Hunter G | PS2 | 223,025 | [2] |
| 2005 | Monster Hunter Freedom | PSP | 1,300,000 | |
| Monster Hunter 2 | PS2/PSP | 6,720,723 | ||
| 2006 | Monster Hunter 2 | PS2 | 520,723 | [2] |
| 2007 | Monster Hunter Freedom 2 | PSP | 2,400,000 | |
| 2008 | Monster Hunter Freedom Unite | PSP | 3,800,000 | |
| Monster Hunter 3 | Wii/PSP/3DS | 9,400,000 | ||
| 2009 | Monster Hunter Tri | Wii | 1,900,000 | |
| 2010 | Monster Hunter Freedom 3 / Monster Hunter Portable 3rd | PSP | 4,900,000 | |
| 2011 | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate | 3DS | 2,600,000 | |
| Monster Hunter 4 | 3DS | 8,300,000 | ||
| 2013 | Monster Hunter 4 | 3DS | 4,100,000 | |
| 2014 | Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate | 3DS | 4,200,000 | |
| Monster Hunter X / Generations | 3DS/Switch | 6,450,000 | ||
| 2015 | Monster Hunter X / Generations | 3DS | 4,300,000 | |
| 2017 | Monster Hunter XX / Generations Ultimate | 3DS | 1,800,000 | |
| Switch | 350,000 | [3] | ||
| Monster Hunter Stories | 3DS | 309,465 | ||
| 2016 | Monster Hunter Stories | 3DS | 309,465 | [2] |
| Monster Hunter World | PS4/XB1/PC | 13,300,000 | [4] | |
| 2018 | Monster Hunter World | PS4/XB1 | 8,300,000 | [5] |
| PC | 5,000,000 | [6] | ||
| Total | 54,000,000 | [1] | ||
TitlesEdit
PSP entriesEdit
Nintendo entriesEdit
Monster Hunter World Edit
Monster Hunter FrontierEdit
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/salesdata.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://salesdatabase.net/alltimeranking/
- ↑ http://nintendoeverything.com/ultra-street-fighter-ii-ships-500000-copies-monster-hunter-xx-switch-ships-350000-units/
- ↑ Monster Hunter World – 11,676,000 sales
- Consoles – 8.3 million up until June 2018
- PC – 5 million on Steam during August-October 2018
- ↑ http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e180730b.html
- ↑ http://steamspy.com/app/582010
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