Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin lifetime sales surpass 2 million units
Capcom has announced a new sales milestone for Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin. Following its recent launch on PlayStation 4, the game has breached 2 million units sold across all platforms. Prior to reaching this recent milestone, sales figures had been estimated at 1.9 million units sold as of March 2024.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin originally released almost 3 years ago, in July 2021. The first game in the spin-off RPG series, Monster Hunter Stories, also recently released on Switch.
Here is the full report from Capcom:
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is the second role-playing game based on the world of the Monster Hunter series. In the game, players assume the role of the protagonist, the grandchild of the legendary Monster Rider Red, who meets a Wyverian girl named Ena before taking off on a grand adventure revolving around the Wings of Ruin. Elements unique to RPGs, such as an engaging all-new story about Monster Riders, led the title to receive acclaim from a wide range of players, resulting in it surpassing 2 million units sold. Additionally, on June 14 Capcom brought Monster Hunter Stories, the first title in this RPG series, to the current generation of consoles while at the same time releasing Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin on the PlayStation®4. The two titles are also available as an affordable set in order to give those who haven’t yet played either game a chance to enjoy both.
Further, the Monster Hunter series is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. As such, Capcom is enhancing promotions for the series with various events that commemorate this milestone, including a four-city tour of the Monster Hunter Orchestra Concert that began May 11 in Japan, as well as with the Monster Hunter Grand Exhibition that begins July 19 in Tokyo, at which visitors can enjoy attractions brimming with 20 years of series history.
Capcom remains firmly committed to satisfying the expectations of all users by leveraging its industry leading game development capabilities in order to create highly entertaining gameplay experiences.
The Monster Hunter series as a whole is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, with the very first entry in the series releasing on PS2 back in March 2004.
