Monster Hunter
Video game series and its franchise created by Capcom
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| 2025 | Launch of Monster Hunter Wilds, the first game in the series to release worldwide and on all platforms simultaneously, becoming the fastest selling Capcom game within three days of release. |
| 2024 | Monster Hunter Wilds sets a new record for Capcom's fastest-selling game, selling over 8 million units within the first three days of launch. |
| September 2024 | Sales data published showing multiple Monster Hunter titles with over 1 million units sold worldwide, with Monster Hunter World leading at 20.90 million units. |
| May 2024 | Monster Hunter franchise reaches over 100 million total game sales, with nearly half from Monster Hunter: World and Monster Hunter Rise. |
| 2023 | Rathalos made an appearance as a limited-time boss in the mobile game Arknights during a Monster Hunter crossover event titled 'A Flurry to the Flame'. |
| December 31 2023 | Monster Hunter series reaches 97 million total units sold across all titles by the end of the year. |
| May 21 2023 | Capcom launched the first digital collectible NFTs for the Monster Hunter franchise on the Veve platform, marking the series' entry into blockchain-based digital collectibles. |
| 2022 | Capcom partnered with local Japanese police, using Monster Hunter merchandise in a public safety promotion campaign. |
| 2022 | Monster Hunter: World reached over 21 million units sold, becoming the series' best-selling game and making Monster Hunter Capcom's second best-selling series after Resident Evil. |
| 2021 | Monster Hunter Rise is released for Nintendo Switch and Windows, continuing the successful gameplay approach established by World. |
| August 12 2021 | Animated film Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild released on Netflix. |
| March 2021 | Several Mii Fighter costumes based on Monster Hunter were added to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, a few weeks ahead of Monster Hunter Rise release. |
| 2020 | Rathalos made a limited appearance in Cygames' mobile game Dragalia Lost as part of an in-game event. |
| December 4 2020 | Monster Hunter film released in the United Kingdom and China, starring Milla Jovovich, Ron Perlman, T.I. Harris, Diego Boneta, and Tony Jaa. |
| December 3 2020 | Monster Hunter feature film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson released in theaters. |
| 2018 | Capcom and Pure Imagination Studios announced a 3D animated film called Monster Hunter: Legends of the Guild, featuring a story about a young hunter battling an Elder Dragon. |
| 2018 | Rathalos appeared as a boss character and a summonable Assist Trophy in the crossover fighting game Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. |
| 2018 | Monster Hunter: World released, becoming a global success and Capcom's best-selling video game with 21 million sales, attracting a worldwide audience. |
| October 2018 | Capcom formally announces the Monster Hunter film, with production beginning in the same month involving Impact Pictures and Constantin Film. |
| 2017 | Capcom released a highly detailed Felyne doll priced at 162,000 yen. |
| October 2016 | Capcom chairman Kenzo Tsujimoto publicly expressed interest in increasing the series' popularity in Western markets during an interview. |
| October 2 2016 | A new anime series based on the Monster Hunter franchise premieres, expanding the franchise's media presence beyond video games. |
| 2014 | Monster Hunter 4 becomes the first game in the series to break one million sales in Western markets. |
| 2014 | A Mega Man crossover toy was released, along with Felyne-themed 3DS XL accessories and a 24 karat gold Felyne statue costing nearly $30,000 to celebrate the series' 10-year anniversary. |
| 2013 | Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is released on Nintendo 3DS, marking the first significant breakthrough for the series in Western markets. |
| 2013 | Capcom released several Monster Hunter 4 figures as prizes in Japan, featuring Felyne characters. |
| 2012 | Film adaptation of Monster Hunter first conceived by director Paul W. S. Anderson. |
| June 28 2011 | First English release of Monster Hunter Orage manga takes place |
| 2010 | Release of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, which became the best-selling PlayStation Portable game of all time in Japan. |
| August 10 2010 | Broadcast of anime shorts series 'MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airū-mura Airū Kiki Ippatsu' begins, marking the first anime adaptation of the Monster Hunter franchise. |
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