Though only out for a grand total of four days, Monster Hunter Wilds has sold an astonishing 8 million copies. That’s according to Capcom, reporting that the monster hunting action RPG has become the company’s fastest selling title ever.
The Monster Hunter franchise has racked up a number of superlatives for its publisher with 2018’s Monster Hunter World selling 21 million copies to date to become the company’s best selling game. With these statistics, combined with the success of the Resident Evil remakes, Street Fighter VI, and Dragon’s Dogma 2 (not to mention MonHun Rise), Capcom is one of the few publishers not currently on fire amidst the industry’s larger financial and labor crisis. Even better, it’s parlaying that success into developing new creative endeavors like Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess or reviving much beloved but dormant franchises like Okami and Onimusha.
For now, players seem to be enjoying the hell outta Monster Hunter Wilds so much that it’s causing commotion in the real world. According to a report in Gamespot, MonHun fans are finding the cheese naan that players can make in the game so appealing that it’s selling out in restaurants that specialize in the dish.
