Monster Hunter Wilds broke records for Capcom by selling over 8 million copies across three days. The company released the game last Friday, February 28th, quickly becoming its fastest-selling title ever. Players flocked to the game immediately, with Steam seeing more than a million people playing at once during the first day. The number climbed even higher throughout the weekend, reaching 1.38 million players.
The massive player count helped push Steam to a new record of over 40 million users online at the same time. These impressive sales figures include purchases on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S platforms. Capcom explained the strong performance came from the game's worldwide appeal, participation in major gaming events...