How Monster Hunter World Took The Series Worldwide

The Monster Hunter series saw great success in Japan, but over the past ten years it's struggled to catch on in Western Markets. That changed with the release of Monster Hunter World, Capcom's bestselling game of all time, with 70% of all sales coming from outside Japan.

How did the series change it's luck and break through to become mainstream in more than just its home country? This video seeks to explore and answer that question.

Sources:

Capcom sales data: https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/f...

Population densities: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...

Console sales data: https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Seven...

Toshi Nakamura article: https://kotaku.com/why-monster-hunter...

70% of American kids have TV's: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/he....

Average house sizes:
US: https://www.statista.com/statistics/4...
Japan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing....

Capcom Europe COO Stuart Turner quote: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/article...

Yuya Tokuda GDC presentation on World's design: https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024981...



Music:
Apero Hour by Kevin MacLeod
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Off to Osaka by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song...
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"Crinoline Dreams" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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