Capcom: 300+ people worked on the Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter World, the series has potential for growth

From time to time on the official website Capcom interesting interviews with developers appear. Today was published material in which the producer of the adventure action Monster Hunter World Ryojo Tsujimoto discussed the incredible success of the game. Among other things, he said that in development Monster Hunter World: Iceborne attended by over 300 people.

“Of course, the number of people depends on the development phase, but over the game [дополнение Iceborne] more than 300 people worked. Game development at Capcom is divided between the two groups, and the team of creators of Iceborne is part of the Consumer Games Development Division 2, which employs about 700 people. It will not be difficult to calculate the number of employees involved in the development of World. “

“Instead of one person managing the project individually, each department has its own leader who does a great job. We also create an environment in which we can develop the potential of our staff. Each year, our company invites more than 100 new university graduates, so the heads of each department help in their training. “

Even though Monster hunter world already has become Capcom’s best-selling game in the history of the publishing house, Tsujimoto believes that the franchise still has the potential for further growth.

“Compared to other major Capcom IPs, Monster Hunter is still a relatively young series. I can’t pretend that everyone in the world knows about World or Iceborne. Even in Japan we will have a new generation of players. Ever since I started working on a franchise, I wanted to take Monster Hunter outside the gaming industry and make it widespread throughout the world. Over the past 15 years, we have been working hard on it, but still have not reached our goal. Through various events, films and much more we will continue to further advance s brand. “

In September this year, a movie based on the Monster Hunter series will be released on large screens. One of the main roles in it will perform Milla Jovovich (the Resident Evil franchise), and her husband will be the director Paul W. C. Anderson.

Tsujimoto also said that initially Capcom planned to sell 5 million copies. Monster Hunter World. She eventually managed to surpass this figure three times (15 million), and Iceborne added another 4 million to this value.

Monster hunter world and its expansion Iceborne Available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.

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