Monster Hunter Wilds, which breezed past 10 million units sold within a month of its February launch, has hit a wall. Between April and June, sales crawled to a modest 480,000 units—a figure that looks rather anaemic when held up against the performance of its predecessor, Monster Hunter World.

Capcom laid out its fiscal performance for Q1 of the 2025 fiscal year (April to June 2025) on July 30, revealing the quarterly numbers for its headline acts. The data shows Monster Hunter Wilds moved 477,000 units during that three-month window, bringing its lifetime tally to 10.58 million.

While hitting the 10 million mark by late February is a notable achievement, that milestone was reached back in March, meaning the title failed to shift even half a million copies in the following quarter. The initial momentum was explosive, but the staying power has been lacking.

Consider 2018's Monster Hunter World. It managed 6 million units in its first month, but it found its stride when the PC version dropped in August, six months later. It eventually smashed through the 10 million barrier and kept on selling, hitting a cumulative 25 million copies by March 2024 when including the base game and the Master Edition bundle. It remains the highest-selling single title in Capcom's history.

Monster Hunter Rise, which arrived in March 2021, racked up 7 million units by the April-June window, reaching 7.5 million by September. That growth of 500,000 units just barely edges out the performance of Monster Hunter Wilds.

The '10 million in the first month' achievement for Monster Hunter Wilds was largely carried by the immense goodwill built up by previous entries. Unfortunately, the game has been dogged by complaints regarding a lack of content and unstable optimization, which have soured public perception. With the momentum clearly stalled, the real question is whether the developer can pull off a turnaround.

On that front, Capcom is looking to expedite things. An update scheduled for August 13 will bring forward end-game content originally slated for late September. Players can look forward to a new group of high-difficulty quests, fresh talismans with randomized skill combinations, and a suite of weapon balance tweaks and quality-of-life improvements.