Sales of the latest triple A games released by Kapcomamong them Resident Evil Village and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Destructionthey are doing great, so much so that the company decided raise estimates of earnings estimates.
In its latest investor report, the Japanese software house cites the excellent results recorded by the latest installment of the Resident Evil series and the Monster Hunter RPG spin-off as reasons that led to its decision to increase its revenue forecasts in the near future. .
“As for the Digital Content division, we’ve seen positive performances from games like Resident Evil Village, the latest release in the series, and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, an RPG from the Monster Hunter series.” reads the company’s report.
There’s also explicit mention of Monster Hunter Rise, whose sales have continued to grow in recent months thanks to the PC port launching on Nintendo Switch last year and launching in early 2022, as well as sold copies and positive results from other Capcom series. Achieved thanks to various balances proposed in the last quarter of 2021.
“Also, in addition to the January release of the PC version of Monster Hunter Rise, sales have increased thanks to the steady popularity and synergetic effects of games in our catalog, mostly older titles from the main series, with offers made in the fourth quarter.” continues the report.
“Overall, this has led us to expect net sales to exceed our previous estimate. We also expect operating, ordinary and net income to exceed our plans.”
According to the latest official data released by Capcom at the end of December, Monster Hunter Rise has sold 7.7 million copies and ranks seventh in the ranking of the best-selling games by the company. It’s definitely going to get even bigger these months with the release of the PC version and Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak scheduled for this summer.
Source: Multiplayer
