Monster Hunter kicks of 20th anniversary celebration

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of what has become one of Capcom’s biggest franchises – Monster Hunter. Though initially a relatively niche title, the past two entries (MH: World and Rise) have done gangbusters for the publisher, with the former now selling 23 million copies.

Releasing a new year’s message via YouTube in celebration of the franchise’s 20th anniversary, Monster Hunter series producer Ryozo Tsujimoto said: “I hope you’ve been enjoying your hunts! As we welcome the new year, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the progress of the Monster Hunter series last year.”

With that, Tsujimoto revealed some rather impressive stats for the prior two mainline entries, saying “In 2023, Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Rise achieved total sales of 23 million and 13 million units respectively”. This makes Monster Hunter World by far Capcom’s best-selling game of all time, with second place going to ‘Rise’ and third place being Resident Evil 2’s remake – also with 13 million copies sold.

Despite the fact that the next-gen ‘Monster Hunter Wilds’ isn’t due to release until 2025, this year looks set to be another big one for Capcom and Monster Hunter.

KitGuru says: What do you think of Monster Hunter? Do you prefer Worlds or Rise? Will 2025’s MH: Wilds become Capcom’s new best selling game of all time? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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