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 like PlayStation's State of Play and The Game Awards, plus several online test phases before launch.
Capcom stated that it remains committed to meeting user expectations through its leading game development abilities and creating entertaining experiences. This statement came despite technical problems many players reported. The developers released a patch earlier today that addresses several issues, including a bug that prevented some players from advancing through the game.
Among Capcom's best-selling titles, Monster Hunter World leads with 21.3 million units sold as of December last year. Monster Hunter Rise follows with 16.7 million sales, and the Resident Evil 2 remake holds third place at 15 million copies. Monster Hunter Wilds might eventually surpass these numbers, further proving the Monster Hunter series generates the most revenue for Capcom compared to their other franchises.
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 like PlayStation's State of Play and The Game Awards, plus several online test phases before launch.
Capcom stated that it remains committed to meeting user expectations through its leading game development abilities and creating entertaining experiences. This statement came despite technical problems many players reported. The developers released a patch earlier today that addresses several issues, including a bug that prevented some players from advancing through the game.
Among Capcom's best-selling titles, Monster Hunter World leads with 21.3 million units sold as of December last year. Monster Hunter Rise follows with 16.7 million sales, and the Resident Evil 2 remake holds third place at 15 million copies. Monster Hunter Wilds might eventually surpass these numbers, further proving the Monster Hunter series generates the most revenue for Capcom compared to their other franchises.
