Total sales for Monster Hunter Wilds surpassed eight million units in just three days, Capcom announced. It is the fastest a title has reached this milestone in Capcom company history.
The Steam version of Monster Hunter Wilds also reached an all-time peak of 1,384,608 players, according to SteamDB.
Monster Hunter Wilds launched for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam on February 28.
Here is an overview of the game, via Capcom:
Monster Hunter Wilds is the latest entry in the Monster Hunter series and is set in a dynamically changing world that is in one moment a severe wilderness, swarming with packs of attacking monsters, and in the next transforms into a rich natural environment teeming with life. Monster Hunter Wilds features grand, beautiful visual depictions made possible by the RE ENGINE, Capcom’s proprietary game development engine, and cross-play, allowing players to enjoy the game together regardless of their game platform.
Following the game’s announcement, Capcom promoted the appeal of Monster Hunter Wilds to a broad audience worldwide, exhibiting the title at global video game events and holding an online open beta test to give many players a chance to try it, while also providing updates on game information via the online events such as Monster Hunter Wilds Showcase. As a result of these continuous global initiatives, Monster Hunter Wilds has evoked massive excitement and achieved sales of eight million units in three days, the fastest any game has done so in Capcom’s history.
Capcom remains firmly committed to satisfying the expectations of all users by leveraging its industry leading game development capabilities in order to create highly entertaining gameplay experiences.