We’ve heard nothing but good news with Monster Hunter Wilds commercial performance. With its record-breaking launch giving Capcom their biggest game debut ever, we knew sales were good globally, but new insights from Mat Piscatella via Circana confirm that the game was a hit in the United States specifically. Across all available platforms – PlayStation, Xbox and PC via Steam – Monster Hunter Wilds was the best-selling game of February in the USA. This is an impressive feat given the game launched on the last day of February! Perhaps even more interesting though is the way that the majority of players chose to play the game.
Despite some trouble with PC optimization and performance, more than 50% of Monster Hunter Wilds sales (in dollar terms) came from Steam. We knew the Steam audience for the game was gigantic after its launch coincided with Steam reaching new player count heights, but this confirmation is pretty eye opening! It feels like the audience for PC gaming has only gotten bigger over time, and with Capcom finally embracing day-one launches on PC for their games, it seems the choice has paid off.
We’ll be expecting future approaches to big franchise releases to follow a similar pattern to Monster Hunter Wilds, given its absurd success. We’re looking forward to seeing how the game holds up in the long-run too, with content plans running through until at least the summer for Monster Hunter Wilds, and based on past game trends there will likely be a giant paid expansion coming at some point too. This is unconfirmed, but a fair assumption to make given the success of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak.
Are you one of the millions of people who picked up Monster Hunter Wilds over the last few weeks? What platform did you opt for, and are you happy with your choice? Sound off in the comments below, and keep your eyes on GameLuster for more breaking gaming news and Monster Hunter updates.
