Capcom has announced that global shipments for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate have exceeded three million units.

The game launched in Japan first in October of last year. Westerners finally got their hands on the game this past Friday, February 13th. To be clear, this milestone includes both retail copies, download cards, and digital copies via the Nintendo eShop.

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is the latest in the ongoing Monster Hunter series, an upgraded version of the original Monster Hunter 4, which managed to sell over three million copies in Japan alone.

Expect a review from us for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate in the very near future.