Just a year ago, it was unthinkable to imagine that Monster Hunter Wilds would be a disappointment, as It was one of the titles nominated for Most Anticipated Game of 2025. But in this industry, anything can happen.
After a stunning launch with more than 8 million copies soldMonster Hunter Wilds was declining in player numbers (especially on Steam) even after surpassing 10 million sales.
The harsh reality is that, today, Capcom games like Devil May Cry 5 or Street Fighter 6 sell more than Wilds, and even old games like World and Rise are higher in units sold quarterly.
Capcom hopes to improve things with Gogmazios and new tweaks for the PC version in December, but it may be too late for Monster Hunter Wilds.
Taking advantage of the PlayStation Partner Awards 2025 in Japan and Asia, those responsible for the game They dedicated a few words about this edition and the future of the franchise in statements to IGN.
The director Yuya Tokuda and the producer of the saga, Ryozo Tsujimotorecognize that Monster Hunter Wilds It’s too easy for the usual player base of the franchise.
Monster Hunter Will Continue After Wilds Disappointment
Many problems have accompanied Monster Hunter Wilds since its release at the end of February. But, in addition to poor optimization on PC, fans exploded because of the low difficulty of this delivery.
It’s something Tokuda and Tsujimoto recognize now, months after launch:
”This time, as a result of making the game easy to beat even for new players and players who couldn’t complete it before, I think the difficulty curve was a little lacking for existing users” says director Yuya Tokuda.
Despite this, Tokuda believes that Monster Hunter Wilds has improved a lot in recent months, so asks players who abandoned it shortly after release to give it another chance.
”If you finished the game immediately after its release and stopped playing, I would appreciate it if you could pick it up again.”.
Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto confirms that The Monster Hunter saga will continuenot just with spin-offs like Monster Hunter Stories 3, but also with new main installments:
”Of course, we have no intention of stopping the series here. We plan to continue and want more people to play”, he assures, even with projects far from video games.
What did you think of Monster Hunter Wilds? If you haven’t tried Capcom’s latest hunt yet, you can try it (and you might like it more than most fans) on PS5, Xbox Series X |