Capcom’s share price in Japan has dropped sharply following news that Monster Hunter Wilds sales appear to have lost momentum.
The company’s share price was sitting at ¥4,283 at the end of Wednesday, but when the market opened today the price dropped 9.5%, hitting a low point of ¥3,874.
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Capcom acknowledged in its consolidated financial results that sales for Monster Hunter Wilds had been “soft” for the period, but attempted to put a positive spin on it by pointing out sales figures elsewhere in its catalogue.
“Regarding catalog titles, although sales were soft for Monster Hunter Wilds, the latest title in the series released in February this year, Monster Hunter Rise, a previous title in the same series, continued to see sales growth,” it stated.
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Capcom announced earlier this week that some of the extra endgame content planned for Monster Hunter Wilds is being brought forward.
The game’s Title Update 3, which is planned for September, was supposed to include expanded endgame content designed to give players more to do after the credits have rolled. It has now been announced, however, that this content will instead be added to the Version 1.021 update planned for early August.
