Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) is pleased to announce that shipments in Japan of "Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate" (Japanese title: "Monster Hunter 4G") for the Nintendo 3DS™ are now more than 2 million units, including sales of the downloadable version through downloadcards and the Nintendo eShop.

The "Monster Hunter" series is a hunting action game that pits players against giant monsters in a beautiful natural environment. The series has sparked a social craze known as the "Monster Hunter Craze" by introducing a new kind of communication style for players through cooperative play focused on hunting monsters with their friends. 2014 is the 10th anniversary of the launch of the 2004 home video game that started this franchise, which became a massive hit. The number of fans is still rising and total sales of the series were more than 31 million units as of October 15, 2014.

http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e141015.html

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Japan sure loves hunting monsters.

Congratulation to the Monster Hunter Franchise. It deserves it, now RELEASE IT IN THE WEST!

Jeez, why do they love this game so much I wonder? I mean, I tried it before and I didn't care for it much but Japan loves it as though theres free anime sex in it with all breast sizes and customizable pubes

That penny pinching dastard!

@JB

Yeah, tried to get in it with Tri back on the Wii, but after 4 hours it never really clicked.

Some folks said "the game really opens up after the 10 hour mark."

Aint nobody got time for that.

Holy Shit!!!

Wow, it really sells! This is the only thing keeping Capcom to almost bankrupcty!

seriously can't wait to see media create tomorrow.

For all the criticisms Capcom gets, they are the only third party dev who knows how to profit from Nintendo hardware.

Well, I just love Monster Hunter! Wonder why Nintendo hasn't bought Capcom yet?

Because they are not stupid.