Summary
- Monster Hunter Wilds sold over 8M copies in 3 days, making it fastest-selling Capcom title ever.
- Senior producer Ryozo Tsujimoto states Capcom is in a “golden era” and aims to sustain that success.
Monster Hunter Wilds’ senior producer Ryozo Tsujimoto has recently commented on Capcom’s popularity, as the publisher is considered by many to be in its “golden age.” It’s no secret that most Capcom releases have been very successful recently, and the huge success of Monster Hunter Wilds is proof of that.
Released a few weeks ago, Monster Hunter Wilds sold over eight million copies in only three days and obtained glowing reviews from critics. The game’s launch marked Monster Hunter Wilds as the fastest-selling Capcom title ever, a huge commercial feat that likely generated over half a billion in revenue for the Japanese publisher.
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Now, in an interview with IGN, Ryozo Tsujimoto addressed the current success, stating that “Capcom is going through a golden era, and, well, now we have to do everything we can so that this lasts one more year, one more year, and every year, one more year.” The sentiment has also been echoed by Takayuki Nakayama, who called this “a very exciting time” to be working at Capcom and developing new projects for its studios. Fortunately for Tsujimoto, it seems he will be in a position to affect the company’s future in a positive way, as the Monster Hunter senior producer was recently promoted to Chief Product Officer at Capcom.
Capcom is going through a golden era, and, well, now we have to do everything we can so that this lasts one more year, one more year, and every year, one more year.
When looking at the last eight years or so, it’s easy to see how Capcom could be living a “golden age” right now. After not very successful titles such as Resident Evil 6 and Revelations 2, the company finally started to turn around with games like Resident Evil 7, Monster Hunter World, and some more recent releases like Dragon’s Dogma 2, which sold over 2.5 million units.
Whether the so-called golden age will last depends on the success of future Capcom releases. There are many rumors about Resident Evil 9 coming out recently, but not much is known about the title at the moment.
One interesting development that happened earlier this week was that Capcom renewed the Dino Crisis trademark. According to reports, the application for the trademark was submitted on March 4, 2025, and published a week after that. With new games in the Onimusha and Okami franchises being planned, fans may finally get a new Dino Crisis, or at least a proper remaster. In any case, it remains to be seen how Capcom will handle its projects going forward, and whether the company will manage to remain in its golden age for a while.
- Released
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February 28, 2025
- ESRB
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T For Teen // Violence, Blood, Crude Humor