Monster Hunter World Has Shipped 5M Units Since Launch Day

monster hunter world overlookMonster Hunter World sales have gone through the roof since the highly-awaited MMORPG launched last week. Capcom reports in a recent press release that they've shipped 5 million units to date. This comes as no surprise considering the fact that the Monster Hunter series started the “Monster Hunter Craze” social phenomenon when it first launched 14 years ago.

Monster Hunter: World is the latest entry in the series and is the first new Monster Hunter title for home consoles in nine years. Players step into the role of a researcher, whose team travels to an unexplored, new continent and become hunters. This game offers significant innovations to the series, including seamless transitions between map areas as well as smooth, on-the-fly actions, displayed damage points dealt to monsters, and the ability to join mid-quest when playing online. What's more, in order to further build upon its fan base both in Japan and in markets overseas, this is the first title in the series to be given a global simultaneous launch. As a result, Monster Hunter: World has shipped 5 million units, the largest shipment a title in this series has achieved in the first three days following release. Capcom plans to support the sales growth of the title over the long term through a number of free downloadable updates, which will include additional monsters among other content.”

Developer Capcom plans to hold a series of qualifying events in Japan come Spring 2018 which will culminate in the Monster Hunter World Kariou Playoffs where the best hunters in the country will fight it out for the top spot. The studio is also planning a Hollywood movie adaptation to increase the series’ fan-base and “increase long-term brand value.”

Monster Hunter World officially launched on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 26th with the PC version slated for release in August 2018. You can watch the official launch trailer after the jump. You can also head over to the Capcom official site for more info.

Monster Hunter: World - Launch Trailer