Monster Hunter Rise was already at the top of the charts in Japan during the opening week – moving more than 1.3 million physical copies and shipping four million units worldwide, and now Capcom has announced its latest milestone.
All upright – more than five million copies of the latest entry are now in nature (this includes physical and digital sales), with a cumulative sale of more than 66 million units as of December 31, 2020 since the debut of the original game in 2004..
If you do not have this game yet, what are you waiting for? We gave it an excellent nine out of ten stars and described it as another ‘stone-cold classic’ for the Nintendo Switch:
“New mechanics, monsters and a beautiful environment make Monster Hunter Rise a new high-water mark for the franchise. The Wirebug, Switch Skills, Palamute and carefully thought-out monsters are shaking things up enough to make the game feel fresh for hunters who previously had thousands hours spent on the series, and while the package can be a bit intimidating for newcomers, it’s probably the ideal place to get started if you want to get serious in the franchise.the new Rampage guests are a explosion. After spending some serious time on the game, it’s very easy to say that Monster Hunter Rise is one of the strongest entries into the franchise to date, and another rock-cold classic for the Nintendo Switch. ‘
There’s also a new update scheduled for the end of the month – this will bump the game up to version 2.0 and add more monsters.
Are you one of the many millions of Switch players that Monster Hunter Rise picked up in the first week? How have you found it so far? Leave a comment below.