{"id":8212,"date":"2019-09-13T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/news\/.html"},"modified":"2021-10-19T11:11:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T02:11:44","slug":"e190913","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/english\/news\/html\/e190913.html","title":{"rendered":"<strong><em>Monster Hunter World: Iceborne<\/em> Ships 2.5 Million Units Globally!<\/strong><br>&#8211; Series first massive expansion off to solid start, cementing global-brand status &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"mainText\">\n\n<p>Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that <em>Monster Hunter World: Iceborne<\/em>, the massive expansion for <em>Monster Hunter: World<\/em> for PlayStation&reg;4 and Xbox One<sup>*1, 2<\/sup>, has shipped over 2.5 million units<sup>*3<\/sup> worldwide.<br>\n<span class=\"txt11\">*1 Xbox One version available in North America and Europe only *2 PC version scheduled for release in January 2020 *3 Includes <em>Monster Hunter World: Iceborne<\/em> (digital sales) and <em>Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition<\/em> (physical shipments and digital sales).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"mT15\">The <em>Monster Hunter<\/em> series consists of hunting action games that pit players against giant monsters in a beautiful natural environment. The series has sparked a social phenomenon known as the &quot;Monster Hunter Craze&quot; by introducing a new kind of communication style for players through cooperative play focused on hunting monsters with their friends. The series has grown into a mega-hit, with <em>Monster Hunter: World<\/em> (<em>MH:W<\/em>), which released in January 2018, achieving 13.1 million*4 units shipped&mdash;the first title in Capcom&#8217;s history to achieve this record-high&mdash;and cumulative sales of the series exceeding 58 million units as of September 13 , 2019. <br>\n<span class=\"txt11\">*4 .As of June 30, 2019<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"mT15\"><em>Monster Hunter World: Iceborne<\/em> (<em>MHW:I<\/em>) is a massive premium expansion for <em>MH:W<\/em>. The game features a full narrative experience that continues from the ending of <em>MH:W<\/em>, bringing players to a vast new area known as the Hoarfrost Reach. A host of additional elements have also been included, such as both new and fan-favorite monsters, a new &quot;Master Rank&quot; difficulty level and a new player mechanic known as the Clutch Claw. Further, <em>MHW:I<\/em> was honored with the Best Ongoing Game award at Gamescom 2019 in Germany last month, a prize awarded to the best expansion or downloadable content of the show. As a result of garnering this attention from around the globe, and in addition to successfully carrying out a variety of strategic measures that included offering<em> Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition<\/em>, a set aimed at newcomers to the game which bundles <em>MH:W<\/em> with the expansion, <em>MHW:I<\/em> achieved sales of 2.5 million units soon after launch.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"mT15\">Capcom remains firmly committed to satisfying the expectations of all stakeholders by leveraging its industry-leading game development capabilities in order to create highly entertaining gameplay experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n <h4 class=\"mB5\"> [ Product Details ]<\/h4>\n\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"5\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\" class=\"blue\">1. Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\"><span class=\"norap00\"><em>Monster Hunter World: Iceborne<\/em><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"blue\">2. Genre<\/td>\n<td>Action RPG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n\n<td class=\"blue\">3. Platforms<\/td>\n<td>PlayStation<sub>&reg;<\/sub>4 computer entertainment system, Xbox One, PC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"blue vM\">4. 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