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

Monster Hunter Wilds has not only surpassed eight million units sold in just three days, but it has also become the fastest Capcom game ever to reach this milestone.

As reported by Capcom, Monster Hunter Wilds is off to an extremely strong start that is well above the five million copies 2018's Monster Hunter World shipped in 2018 and the four million Monster Hunter Rise shipped in 2021.

These numbers shouldn't come as too much of a surprise as Monster Hunter Wilds rocketed above one million Steam concurrents over its opening weekend and overtook Cyberpunk 2077 to become the 7th most-played game ever. Wilds also helped Steam cross 40 million concurrent players for the first time.

In our Monster Hunter Wilds review, we said 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."

Speaking of the Monster Hunter series, Capcom revealed the franchise that began in 2004 on PlayStation 2 has exceeded 108 million units as of December 31, 2024.

For more, check out our extensive Monster Hunter Wilds Wiki guide, our look at how Monster Hunter took over the world, and how long it took five different IGN team members to finish the game.

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