"Monster Hunter Wilds" Sales Drop Hits Capcom Hard
Capcom's stock fell hard after its Q1 FY2025 money report. Even with good growth overall, investors were upset by a big drop in sales for Capcom's main new game, "Monster Hunter Wilds."
On July 31, Capcom's stock went down by 9.5% on the Tokyo Stock Market. This was when the company said its net sales went up by 53.7% and its profit went up by 90.8% for the quarter that ended on June 30, 2025.
Detailed Look at Monster Hunter Wilds Sales Drop
The big worry was how "Monster Hunter Wilds" was selling. After a huge start in February 2025, with over 10 million units sold in its first month, sales then fell a lot. From April to June, it sold just 447,000 units, making it 10.585 million units in total.
To see it another way, the older game "Monster Hunter Rise" sold 389,000 units in the same time, almost as much as the new game. Capcom said in its report that sales for "Wilds" "were weak," even though older games in the "Monster Hunter" and "Resident Evil" series still did well.
Player Upset and PC Performance Problems
The big drop in sales is strongly tied to how the game works, especially on PC. Ongoing problems with the game's engine have made a lot of players unhappy. Right now, it has a very low score on Steam, with 47.57% of its 268,325 reviews being bad.
Capcom's Response and Future Plans
Capcom said it will bring out its Title 3 Update sooner than planned. It was meant to come in September, but will now be here on August 13. The update will have new quests and better weapon balance, but Capcom hasn't fully said how it will fix the main problems.
In the end, while Capcom's other games are making good money, the bad feedback and drop in sales for their big new game have made investors very worried.
