<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
mainline	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	O
version	O
following	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
adopts	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
standard	O
formulas	O
from	O
its	O
older	O
home	O
console	O
roots	O
and	O
recent	O
handheld	B-Application
games	I-Application
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
higher	O
processing	O
power	O
provided	O
by	O
modern	O
consoles	O
and	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
made	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
include	O
creating	O
environmental	O
spaces	O
that	O
are	O
fully	O
connected	O
and	O
removing	O
the	O
"	O
zones	O
"	O
that	O
were	O
necessary	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
handheld	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
more	O
advanced	O
monster	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
and	O
physics	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
persistent	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
refinement	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tutorials	O
and	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
to	O
help	O
with	O
bringing	O
new	O
players	O
into	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
changes	O
led	O
Capcom	O
to	O
plan	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
simultaneous	O
release	O
worldwide	O
,	O
since	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
as	O
a	O
series	O
has	O
generally	O
languished	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
partially	O
due	O
to	O
disparate	O
release	O
schedules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
how	O
Capcom	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
accessible	O
to	O
new	O
players	O
and	O
to	O
Western	O
markets	O
,	O
without	O
detracting	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
core	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
difficulty	O
,	O
and	O
fully	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
computational	O
capacity	O
of	O
modern	O
consoles	O
to	O
create	O
living	O
ecosystems	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
even	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
the	O
single	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Capcom	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
21	O
million	O
copies	O
shipped	O
by	O
July	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
subtitled	O
Iceborne	B-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
home	O
consoles	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
and	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
reached	O
10	O
million	O
sales	O
by	O
December	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
mainline	O
installment	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
,	O
was	O
co-developed	O
alongside	O
World	O
and	O
announced	O
for	O
a	O
worldwide	O
release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
Windows	O
version	O
released	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
core	O
facet	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
is	O
the	O
construction	O
and	O
upgrading	O
of	O
armor	O
and	O
weapons	O
at	O
a	O
forge	O
using	O
the	O
monster	O
parts	O
and	O
resources	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
gained	O
from	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
region	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
numbered	O
zones	O
,	O
but	O
unlike	O
previous	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
,	O
these	O
zones	O
are	O
seamlessly	O
connected	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
no	O
loading	O
screens	O
when	O
moving	O
between	O
zones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
Slinger	O
,	O
a	O
tool	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
fire	O
small	O
projectiles	O
like	O
rocks	O
at	O
the	O
monster	O
to	O
damage	O
it	O
or	O
cause	O
other	O
debuffs	O
,	O
or	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
grappling	B-Application
hook	I-Application
to	O
reach	O
higher	O
elevations	O
or	O
pull-down	O
objects	O
onto	O
a	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
distribution	O
of	O
rewards	O
from	O
a	O
quest	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
rarity	O
,	O
so	O
obtaining	O
certain	O
rare	O
parts	O
may	O
require	O
repeating	B-Application
a	I-Application
quest	I-Application
several	I-Application
times	I-Application
to	O
get	O
a	O
desired	O
part	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
there	O
are	O
less	O
than	O
four	O
players	O
in	O
a	O
party	O
,	O
a	O
party	O
member	O
can	O
launch	O
a	O
red	O
SOS	B-Operating_System
flare	O
,	O
which	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
their	O
instance	O
of	O
Astera	O
,	O
can	O
opt	O
to	O
join	O
to	O
help	O
out	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
drop-in/drop	O
-out	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
supports	O
Squads	O
,	O
the	O
equivalent	O
of	O
clans	O
or	O
guilds	O
in	O
typical	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
cooperating	O
with	O
those	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
not	O
feature	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
need	O
to	O
register	O
with	O
their	O
console	O
's	O
service	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
or	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
)	O
to	O
use	O
multiplayer	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
an	O
aim	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
than	O
past	O
games	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
also	O
provides	O
more	O
information	O
to	O
players	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
companion	O
that	O
will	O
warn	O
the	O
player	O
when	O
they	O
are	O
running	O
low	O
on	O
health	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
details	O
on	O
the	O
advantages	O
and	O
disadvantages	O
of	O
weapons	O
and	O
armors	O
against	O
specific	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
quests	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Capcom	O
has	O
offered	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
quests	O
,	O
similarly	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
greater	O
degree	O
of	O
connectivity	O
offered	O
by	O
modern	O
consoles/computers	O
compared	O
to	O
handheld	B-Application
systems	O
,	O
Capcom	O
has	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
offer	O
several	O
time-limited	O
Event	O
quests	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
easily	O
jump	O
in	O
on	O
through	O
the	O
new	O
matchmaking	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
event	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
included	O
limited-time	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
modes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
16-person	O
raid	B-Protocol
against	O
a	O
single	O
monster	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
working	O
in	O
teams	O
of	O
four	O
to	O
help	O
defeat	O
the	O
monster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
has	O
also	O
added	O
new	O
monsters	O
to	O
hunt	O
through	O
free	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
;	O
the	O
first	O
such	O
update	O
,	O
adding	O
in	O
the	O
Deviljho	O
monster	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
other	O
quality-of-life	O
updates	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
will	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
that	O
influence	O
gameplay	O
;	O
Tsujimoto	O
said	O
that	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
meant	O
as	O
a	O
cooperative	O
game	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
create	O
any	O
type	O
of	O
"	O
friction	O
"	O
between	O
players	O
due	O
to	O
some	O
having	O
simply	O
purchased	O
better	O
equipment	O
with	O
real-world	O
funds	O
compared	O
to	O
those	O
that	O
spent	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
work	O
through	O
challenges	O
to	O
acquire	O
the	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
paid	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
available	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
Iceborne	B-Application
expansion	O
,	O
these	O
are	O
limited	O
to	O
cosmetic	O
items	O
only	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
gestures	O
,	O
character	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
stickers	O
used	O
in	O
communicating	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
is	O
considered	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
senior	O
producer	O
Ryozo	O
Tsujimoto	O
and	O
director	O
Yuya	O
Tokuda	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
executive	O
director	O
Kaname	O
Fujioka	O
,	O
Tokuda	O
served	O
as	O
a	O
director	O
for	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
series	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
decade	O
old	O
,	O
Capcom	O
re-evaluated	O
where	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
hardware	O
capabilities	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
consoles	O
,	O
they	O
could	O
realize	O
a	O
different	O
vision	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
handheld	B-Application
entries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
risks	O
of	O
taking	O
a	O
more	O
worldwide	O
approach	O
were	O
embraced	O
when	O
Sony	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
help	O
support	O
this	O
approach	O
,	O
since	O
they	O
believed	O
this	O
would	O
also	O
help	O
to	O
boost	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
implement	O
living	O
worlds	O
and	O
ecosystems	O
,	O
with	O
complex	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
interactions	O
between	O
monsters	O
and	O
the	O
environment	O
but	O
have	O
been	O
limited	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
by	O
handheld	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	O
animation	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
part	O
with	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
with	O
human	O
actors	O
acting	O
out	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
monster	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
has	O
generally	O
languished	O
in	O
sales	O
in	O
Western	O
markets	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
high	O
learning	O
curves	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
preference	O
of	O
console	O
and	O
PC	O
gaming	O
in	O
Western	O
audiences	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
popularity	O
of	O
portable	O
gaming	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsujimoto	O
and	O
Tokuda	O
recognized	O
that	O
World	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
game	O
that	O
many	O
in	O
the	O
Western	O
regions	O
will	O
likely	O
play	O
,	O
so	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
accessible	O
to	O
those	O
players	O
without	O
having	O
played	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsujimoto	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
as	O
they	O
have	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
series	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
decade	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
aware	O
of	O
what	O
fans	O
expect	O
of	O
a	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
game	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
we	O
want	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
fans	O
to	O
feel	O
like	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
game	O
through	O
and	O
through	O
when	O
they	O
play	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subtitle	O
"	O
World	O
"	O
alludes	O
to	O
many	O
facets	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
changes	O
from	O
past	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
games	O
:	O
it	O
reflects	O
that	O
the	O
maps	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
connected	O
zones	O
but	O
wide-open	O
worlds	O
,	O
that	O
these	O
maps	O
represent	O
living	O
worlds	O
in	O
and	O
of	O
themselves	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
a	O
simultaneous	O
worldwide	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
plays	O
on	O
worldwide	O
servers	O
rather	O
than	O
being	O
segmented	O
by	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
opted	O
not	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
numerical	O
title	O
,	O
such	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
5	I-Application
,	O
as	O
that	O
would	O
give	O
the	O
impression	O
that	O
players	O
needed	O
to	O
have	O
completed	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
play	O
this	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsujimoto	O
and	O
Tokuda	O
said	O
they	O
add	O
a	O
unique	O
gameplay	O
element	O
with	O
each	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Hunter	O
Arts	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Prowler	O
"	O
Modes	O
from	O
Generations	O
were	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
their	O
main	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
development	O
team	O
from	O
Osaka	O
developed	O
the	O
core	O
,	O
Capcom	O
brought	O
in	O
other	O
programmers	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
newer	O
consoles	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
bringing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
those	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
includes	O
ultra-high	B-Device
resolutions	I-Device
and	O
other	O
improved	O
features	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
seek	O
to	O
have	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
support	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
personal	O
computer	O
configurations	O
,	O
and	O
need	O
the	O
additional	O
time	O
to	O
achieve	O
this	O
broad	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
platform	O
lacks	O
the	O
built-in	O
matchmaking	O
that	O
is	O
in	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
requiring	O
them	O
to	O
build	O
their	O
own	O
version	O
for	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fujioka	O
and	O
Tokuda	O
said	O
that	O
development	O
started	O
well	O
before	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
focused	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
best	O
play	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
run	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
4	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
consoles	O
emblazoned	O
with	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
art	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
demo	O
,	O
exclusive	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
members	O
,	O
was	O
offered	O
from	O
December	O
9	O
–	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
;	O
the	O
demo	O
included	O
practice	O
areas	O
for	O
all	O
fourteen	O
weapon	O
types	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
hunting	O
quests	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
completed	O
alone	O
in	O
solo	O
play	O
or	O
using	O
the	O
networked	O
cooperative	O
support	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
full	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
demo	O
period	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
no	O
longer	O
requiring	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
,	O
ran	O
between	O
December	O
22	O
–	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
final	O
beta	O
period	O
,	O
adding	O
one	O
additional	O
quest	O
,	O
ran	O
from	O
January	O
19	O
–	O
22	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tsujimoto	O
said	O
while	O
they	O
will	O
try	O
to	O
release	O
new	O
content	O
updates	O
for	O
all	O
platforms	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
may	O
see	O
updates	O
come	O
out	O
later	O
;	O
for	O
this	O
reason	O
,	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
anticipate	O
supporting	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
between	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
its	O
major	O
Iceborne	B-Application
title	O
update	O
in	O
April	O
2020	O
,	O
Capcom	O
plans	O
that	O
all	O
future	O
updates	O
will	O
be	O
simultaneous	O
between	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
console	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tencent	O
managed	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
World	O
for	O
personal	O
computer	O
users	O
in	O
China	O
via	O
its	O
WeGame	B-Operating_System
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
has	O
offered	O
limited	O
time	O
quests	O
that	O
involve	O
cross-promotion	O
of	O
other	O
Capcom	O
properties	O
and	O
from	O
other	O
third-parties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
players	O
can	O
play	O
as	O
Aloy	O
from	O
Horizon	B-Application
Zero	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
release	O
,	O
other	O
events	O
have	O
offered	O
costumes	O
and	O
other	O
elements	O
based	O
on	O
Mega	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
Ryu	O
and	O
Sakura	O
,	O
and	O
Devil	B-Application
May	I-Application
Cry	I-Application
Dante	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cross-promotional	O
event	O
for	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
in	O
both	O
games	O
in	O
August	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
may	O
fight	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rathalos	O
,	O
while	O
players	O
from	O
World	O
may	O
fight	O
the	O
Final	O
Fantasy	O
monster	O
Behemoth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
collaboration	O
had	O
been	O
several	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
making	O
;	O
during	O
the	O
rebuilding	O
of	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
around	O
2011	O
,	O
Tsujimoto	O
contacted	O
Final	B-Protocol
Fantasy	I-Protocol
XIV	I-Protocol
director	O
Naoki	O
Yoshida	O
,	O
a	O
friend	O
from	O
years	O
prior	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
recognizing	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
rebuilding	O
,	O
offered	O
any	O
help	O
they	O
could	O
from	O
the	O
Capcom	O
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yoshida	O
later	O
met	O
with	O
Tsujimoto	O
at	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
that	O
Capcom	O
was	O
seeking	O
to	O
expand	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
to	O
a	O
global	O
audience	O
,	O
Yoshida	O
offered	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
potential	O
cross-promotion	O
between	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
two	O
began	O
working	O
out	O
the	O
details	O
and	O
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
cross-promotional	O
event	O
with	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
series	O
in	O
late	O
December	O
2018	O
gave	O
the	O
player	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
gain	O
armor	O
pieces	O
to	O
mimic	O
either	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Ezio	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
or	O
Bayek	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Origins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
cross-promotion	O
event	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
includes	O
The	B-Application
Witcher	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
hunt	O
as	O
Geralt	O
of	O
Rivia	O
or	O
Ciri	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
cross-promotional	O
content	O
continued	O
with	O
Iceborne	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
crossover	O
with	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
series	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
bringing	O
character	O
outfits	O
based	O
on	O
Leon	O
S	O
.	O
Kennedy	O
and	O
Claire	O
Redfield	O
,	O
alongside	O
other	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
promotion	O
event	O
tying	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
film	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
ahead	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Viz	O
Media	O
published	O
the	O
artbook	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
World	I-Application
Official	O
Complete	O
Works	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
planned	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
book	O
with	O
English	O
translations	O
in	O
Western	O
regions	O
in	O
mid-2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Capcom	O
has	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
as	O
both	O
retail	O
packing	O
,	O
digital	O
downloads	O
,	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
several	O
of	O
its	O
properties	O
 '	O
soundtracks	O
to	O
streaming	O
services	O
like	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steamforged	O
Games	O
launched	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
licensed	O
board	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2021	O
with	O
expected	O
publishing	O
in	O
September	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
received	O
"	O
universal	O
acclaim	O
"	O
from	O
critics	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
reception	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
generally	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
retain	O
and	O
not	O
sacrifice	O
the	O
core	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
formula	O
while	O
opening	O
it	O
up	O
to	O
be	O
amenable	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
higher	O
processing	O
power	O
of	O
consoles	O
compared	O
to	O
handhelds	B-Application
to	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
worlds	O
feel	O
more	O
alive	O
,	O
though	O
still	O
noted	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
elements	O
of	O
learning	O
the	O
game	O
mechanics	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
curve	O
that	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
somewhat	O
daunting	O
to	O
inexperienced	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
long-time	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
established	O
an	O
unofficial	O
"	O
Adopt-A-Hunter	O
"	O
program	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
experienced	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
be	O
paired	O
up	O
with	O
novice	O
and	O
new	O
players	O
to	O
help	O
teach	O
them	O
about	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
strategies	O
and	O
subtle	O
features	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
such	O
efforts	O
have	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
community	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
broader	O
distribution	O
of	O
World	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
amenable	O
to	O
this	O
adoption	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
shipped	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
copies	O
three	O
days	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
including	O
digital	O
sales	O
,	O
which	O
exceeded	O
all	O
other	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
1.35	O
million	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
at	O
retail	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
these	O
three	O
days	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
estimated	O
2	O
million	O
sales	O
including	O
digital	O
sales	O
;	O
these	O
were	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
boost	O
in	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
140,000	O
consoles	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
weeks	O
after	O
release	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
its	O
overall	O
shipment	O
numbers	O
had	O
risen	O
to	O
6million	O
,	O
making	O
World	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
game	O
and	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
game	O
of	O
any	O
of	O
their	O
properties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
challenged	O
those	O
of	O
PlayerUnknown	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battlegrounds	I-Application
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
marketplace	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
held	O
the	O
top	O
sales	O
position	O
for	O
two	O
months	O
prior	O
;	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
World	O
surpassed	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
in	O
the	O
second	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
while	O
it	O
came	O
just	O
behind	O
Battlegrounds	B-Application
for	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
World	O
topped	O
the	O
store	O
's	O
online	O
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
both	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
January	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2018	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Awards	O
,	O
it	O
received	O
the	O
Quadruple	O
Platinum	O
Prize	O
for	O
topping	O
four	O
million	O
sales	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
platform	O
in	O
Asia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
release	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
regularly	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
selling	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Tencent	O
,	O
which	O
manages	O
the	O
WeGame	B-Operating_System
distribution	O
platform	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
reported	O
they	O
had	O
seen	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
pre-orders	O
during	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
release	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
World	O
saw	O
over	O
240,000	O
concurrent	O
players	O
that	O
day	O
,	O
the	O
largest	O
concurrent	O
player	O
count	O
for	O
any	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
at	O
launch	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
largest	O
of	O
any	O
Japanese-published	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
prior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
had	O
shipped	O
over	O
10	O
million	O
copies	O
between	O
all	O
platforms	O
,	O
elevating	O
the	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
to	O
over	O
50	O
million	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
twelve	O
highest-selling	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
ten	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
that	O
had	O
a	O
peak	O
player	O
count	O
of	O
over	O
100,000	O
during	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
presentation	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2018	O
,	O
Tsujimoto	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
crossed	O
10million	O
shipments	O
worldwide	O
,	O
the	O
greatest	O
ever	O
for	O
a	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
ever	O
the	O
shipments	O
outside	O
of	O
Japan	O
had	O
surpassed	O
those	O
inside	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
overseas	O
shipments	O
accounting	O
for	O
71%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
success	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
by	O
Capcom	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
driving	O
force	O
"	O
for	O
its	O
profitability	O
over	O
the	O
financial	O
year	O
ending	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
reaching	O
over	O
12	O
million	O
in	O
total	O
units	O
shipped	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
title	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
in	O
Capcom	O
's	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
Windows	O
release	O
of	O
Iceborne	B-Application
on	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Capcom	O
reported	O
that	O
total	O
global	O
shipments	O
of	O
the	O
expansion	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
had	O
exceeded	O
4	O
million	O
,	O
with	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
World	O
exceeding	O
15	O
million	O
and	O
bringing	O
the	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
to	O
over	O
61	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
2019	O
fiscal	O
year	O
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
total	O
shipments	O
of	O
World	O
exceeded	O
15.5	O
million	O
and	O
Iceborne	B-Application
exceeded	O
5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
World	O
shipments	O
surpassed	O
20	O
million	O
units	O
by	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
Iceborne	B-Application
reached	O
8.5	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
as	O
of	O
September	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2017	O
Gamescom	O
2017	O
Best	O
Booth	O
Award	O
Best	O
Console	O
Game	O
(	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
)	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2017	O
Most	O
Anticipated	O
Game	O
2018Japan	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Excellence	O
Award	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Visual	O
Design	O
Best	O
Audio	O
Design	O
Best	O
Co-operative	O
Game	O
Ultimate	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2018	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Best	O
RPG	O
Game	O
Best	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Game	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Multiplayer	O
Game	O
Fan	O
Favorite	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
Titanium	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Role-Playing	O
Game	O
Australian	O
Games	O
Awards	O
Multiplayer/Online	O
Title	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2019	O
New	O
York	O
Game	O
Awards	O
Big	O
Apple	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Statue	O
of	O
Liberty	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
World	O
22nd	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
