The Hype for Monster Hunter Wilds Is Real as World Sales Erupt Seven Years After Release | Push Square

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Monster Hunter World has become a seemingly eternal money-spinner for Capcom, as the action RPG continues to post impressive sales numbers seven whole years after its release.

The impending launch of Monster Hunter Wilds has no doubt sparked this latest sales bump, with IGN Japan reporting that World somehow managed to shift 1 million copies within the last three months of 2024.

Again, that's crazy for a near decade-old game — and it brings World's total sales up to a ridiculous 28 million, or thereabouts. It remains Capcom's all-time best selling title.

Naturally, with the release of Wilds later this month, Capcom will be expecting World's sales to finally grind to a halt. But even then, it'll be interesting to see just how well Wilds does for itself while using World as a comparison.

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Can Capcom pull it off all over again with Wilds? Honestly, we'd be somewhat surprised if it is able to match its predecessor's success — it always felt like World, and the series' return to PlayStation, was perfectly timed.

Do you think Wilds will end up on the same trajectory as World? Did you ever expect World to be such a colossal hit? Go back to the Guiding Lands in the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he's played 'em all. A little too much, some might say.

World was amazing.

Bounced off it first time then second time it clicked and bam over 1000hrs.

Majority single playered it, the end game grind was good too.

I don’t think wilds will be as successful but that’s because the way we consume games has changed

Wilds is going to be completely huge, I think there is absolutely no doubt about that. I suspect it will break 1m