The CEO of a Japanese tech company says he will give its employees the day off this Friday so that they can play Capcom’s Monster Hunter Rise.
Masaki Hiyama, who runs VR development company Mark-on,posted a tweetstating that since many Japanese workers take a day off when a new Monster Hunter game is released, he was declaring March 26 “MonHun Day” so they could all stay at home to play.
As reported byHuffington Post Japan, Hiyama sent all employees a ‘vacation notice’ letter stating: “March 26 will be the release date ofMonster Hunter Rise, and since it is expected that we will not be able to concentrate on our work, I will be making that day a ‘MonHun vacation’.”
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Hiyama explained to the Huffington Post: “There were several employees who said they wanted to take the day off on the 26th because they wanted to play MonHun immediately, so we took the plunge and did this. We received words of thanks and appreciation from employees for giving them this day off.”
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Hiyama also pointed out that the holiday was for all employees apart from executives.
Monster Hunter Rise is the sixth main entry in the Monster Hunter series, andwas announcedduring a special Monster Hunter Direct presentation onNintendo‘s YouTube channel last September.
Capcomhas high hopes for Rise: in January it told shareholdersit expects to generate almost 20% more operating incomethis fiscal year, partly thanks to a “promising” start in pre-orders for the game.
While the series’ success has mainly been in Japan, its popularity in the west has continued to grow over the years. The 2018PS4,Xbox OneandPCrelease of Monster Hunter World led to the game becomingthe first in Capcom’s history to ship 15 million copiesworldwide.
Capcom is hopeful that Rise will be a hit in Europe too. “We’re working very closely with Nintendo of Europe to make Monster Hunter: Rise a success in the region,” Capcom European COO Stuart Turner toldGamesIndustry.bizin an interview this week.
“We’re very confident that the massive success we’ve had in the past withMonster Hunter: Worldwill transfer across to the passionate fanbase we have onNintendo Switch.”
