Expects another record Rise next year.
Capcom has been on a bit of a roll in recent years. There have been multiple notable releases, but the company’s success in making Monster Hunter and Resident Evil current-day must-haves has helped deliver its profits to new heights. Monster Hunter: World was undoubtedly a Western breakthrough for the IP on PS4 / Xbox One and PC, while there’ve been a glut of quality high-selling Resident Evil releases.
The latest financial year results are out and, unsurprising, Monster Hunter Rise features prominently as a major contributor to Capcom’s profits. The company states that it’s the “fourth consecutive year of record-high profit at all levels in company history”, with the Switch-exclusive contributing over four million sales up to 31st March – that total is now beyond six million and it’s likely already the company’s best-selling single-platform game ever. Other major releases that helped Capcom reach its targets were Resident Evil 3 and ongoing sales of World and its Iceborne expansion.
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