Monster Hunter Tri Moves 690,000 Units In The West

Sales figures for Monster Hunter Tri are in and, with Nintendo of Europe’s help, Capcom sold 690,000 copies since the game launched on April 20. According to Capcom’s platinum title chart, worldwide sales of Monster Hunter Tri are 1,800,000.

Lost Planet 2 was Capcom’s best selling game during their first quarter with 1,500,000 copies. Sales figures were far away from the projected 2.2 million units. At one time, Lost Planet 2 was expected to sell 3.7 million copies worldwide. Capcom claims the game’s delay from winter to spring and lack of promotion were reasons why Lost Planet 2 didn’t make its sales target.

Super Street Fighter IV sold 1,350,000 million copies worldwide.