Monster Hunter Wilds has achieved phenomenal success, surpassing eight million units sold within its first three days—a record-breaking feat that makes it Capcom's fastest-selling game ever. Capcom's announcement highlights the game's exceptionally strong launch, significantly outperforming the five million units shipped by 2018's Monster Hunter: World and the four million of Monster Hunter Rise in 2021.
This impressive performance is unsurprising given Monster Hunter Wilds' remarkable opening weekend on Steam, where it soared past one million concurrent players, even surpassing Cyberpunk 2077 to become the 7th most-played game ever on the platform. This success also contributed to Steam's historic milestone of exceeding 40 million concurrent players for the first time.
Our Monster Hunter Wilds review praised the game's improvements, stating that it "continues to smooth off the rougher corners of the series in smart ways, making for some extremely fun fights but also lacking any real challenge."
Beyond Wilds' individual triumph, Capcom also announced that the entire Monster Hunter franchise, launched in 2004 on PlayStation 2, has now exceeded a staggering 108 million units sold as of December 31, 2024.
For further details, explore our comprehensive Monster Hunter Wilds Wiki guide, delve into our analysis of Monster Hunter's global dominance, and discover how long it took five different IGN team members to complete the game.
