Capcom: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate Shipments Top 2 Million in Japan - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 15 October 2014 / 5,152 Views

Capcom has announced that shipments for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate has surpassed two million units for the 3DS. The figure includes sales of the downloadable version through download cards and the Nintendo eShop. The figure was achieved in just five days.

The original Monster Hunter 4 has shipped more than 4.1 million units since it launched on September 14, 2013. Total sales for the franchise has passed 31 million units with the release of Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate was released for the 3DS on October 11, 2014 in Japan and is planned to be released in North America and Europe in early 2015.

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