Capcom’s Monster Hunter Tri has shipped one million copies ahead of its Japanese release on Saturday.
In doing so it has become the first third party Wii game to have an initial shipment of over one million units, according to the publisher.
Promising enhanced graphics and online modes, the game will be available as a standalone title or bundled with Nintendo’s new black-coloured Wii, which also releases on August 1.
As a series, Monster Hunter has now surpassed ten million units shipped, said Capcom.