How Monster Hunter finally found success in the United States

Monster Hunter hasn’t always been a success in the United States.

Worldwide, it’s another story. Capcom’s Monster Hunter series has sold 35 million copies worldwide as of December, making it bigger sales-wise than Mega Man and just shy of Street Fighter, two of the publisher’s best-selling video game franchises. It has long been a success in the company’s homeland of Japan. The most recent entry in the series, Monster Hunter X, sold over 3.2 million copies between its release in Japan on November 28 and the end of the year.