Pokémon Go-like Monster Hunter Now surpasses 5m downloads in its first week
UPDATE 19/10/23: Pokémon Go developer Niantic has announced a total of 10m downloads for Monster Hunter Now, after a month of availability. That’s double the 5m downloads it hit during its first week of launch.
Players can now claim an in-game dollop of items to celebrate the milestone (the instructions are on Niantic’s blog), which appears to mark Niantic’s best launch for years – though nothing quite on the same scale of Pokémon Go.
“We are delighted that so many people from all over the world have been playing our game in the first month since its global release,” Niantic exec Kei Kawai said. “The adventure of this game has only just begun and we will continue to respond to feedback and work hard to bring more fun and surprises to our Hunters in the months to come.”
ORIGINAL STORY 21/9/23: Monster Hunter Now, the latest free-to-play Pokémon Go-style augmented reality creature-battler from developer Niantic, made in collaboration with Capcom, has officially surpassed 5m downloads in its first week of release on iOS and Android.
Monster Hunter Now, which was announced back in February and got its full launch on 21st September following a series of closed beta tests, employs a similar real-world exploration and interaction system to the ones seen in the likes of Niantic’s Pokémon Go and Pikmin Bloom, albeit with an obvious Monster Hunter twist.