Monster Hunter Wilds Surpasses 8 Million Units Sold in 3 Days and Is the Fastest Capcom Game to Do So

Monster Hunter Wilds achieves phenomenal success, exceeding eight million units sold within its first three days—a new record for Capcom. This surpasses the five million sales of 2018's Monster Hunter World and the four million of 2021's Monster Hunter Rise.

Capcom's announcement highlights the game's exceptionally strong launch. This success isn't entirely unexpected, given Monster Hunter Wilds' impressive Steam performance: it quickly surpassed one million concurrent players during its opening weekend, even outperforming Cyberpunk 2077 to become the seventh most-played game on the platform, contributing to Steam's first-ever 40 million concurrent player milestone.

Our Monster Hunter Wilds review praised its refined gameplay, describing the combat as "extremely fun," though noting a lack of significant challenge.

The broader Monster Hunter franchise, launched in 2004 on PlayStation 2, continues its reign of success, with Capcom reporting over 108 million units sold as of December 31, 2024.

For further details, explore our comprehensive Monster Hunter Wilds Wiki guide, our analysis of the series' global dominance, and a firsthand account of five IGN team members' playthrough completion times.