Famitsu published the weekly sales estimates for videogame hardware and software sales, revealing more about how well Monster Hunter Rise is performing Japan.
According to the latest figures, Monster Hunter Rise has sold around 1, 302,132 copies at retail in Japan (1.3 million), and was the top selling videogame in Japan for the week. In second place was Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury and the Nintendo Switch version of The Quintessential Quintuplets ff.
Moving on the hardware, it seems the release of Monster Hunter Rise may have contributed to a boost in Switch hardware sales. The Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite sold around 267,497 units combined, outselling the both variants of the PS5 for the week.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Monster Hunter Rise is shaping up to be a big hit for Nintendo Switch in Japan.
About Monster Hunter Rise
Rise to New Heights
The debut of the new “Wirebug” mechanic allows for wire-based grappling actions that can beused to scale cliffs and other hard-to-reach areas, providing new traversal and aerial attack options.
New and Returning Monsters
The game will introduce Magnamalo, a menacing new flagship monster, as well asother new monsters like the shape-shifting Aknosom, the amphibious Tetranadon, and more.
Canye Companions
New hunting partners called Palamutes can be personalized and used to ride across the terrain,providing players with all-new traveling and attack options.
Hunting Options
Play solo, or join up to three other hunters in local or online co-op play. The Nintendo Switch systemalso allows for hunting anywhere, anytime and with anyone!
