Marvel’s Wolverine will sell Nearly 2 million copies In the first few days, it exceeded the estimated total sales of the PS5 version of “Death Stranding 2”. Overall, the game is reportedly performing better than other games released as PlayStation console exclusives in recent years.
This was revealed by Rhys Elliot Alina analysiswhich released a series of estimates on the game’s commercial performance on X. Marvel’s Wolverine Has Already Achieved According to Analysts 1.9 million copies sold1 million of which came from digital pre-orders, generating $130 million in revenue. about 22.9% of revenue will come from physical form. The main gaming market is the United States, accounting for 53% of the player base, followed by the United Kingdom (7%), France (5%) and Canada (4%).
Good start, but what about the long term?
These results are enough to exceed the estimated total sales of the PS5 version of “Death Stranding 2” (1.8 million copies and $129 million). Wolverine is already there too Best PlayStation Studios by Revenue in 2026 Exclusiveahead of games like MLB The Show ($99 million, 1.5 million copies on PS5), Marathon ($60 million, 1.8 million copies across all platforms), Saros ($40 million, 510,000 copies on PS5), and Marvel Tōkon ($49 million, 740,000 copies).
In the second article, Elliott emphasized that despite social media amplifying negative perceptions, the Wolverines are already The sixth most profitable PS5 game of the year. Comparing the figures to those in the first three days of release, the game will earn more than NBA 2K27 (-2.4%), Resident Evil Requiem (-24.7%), Dawn of James Bond (-48.8%), Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resync (-49.5%), and Crimson Desert (-58%). Consider that Console exclusive content from the past three yearsWolverines Ranking Ranked seventh in income. In the first three days, its sales exceeded those of Ramos, Astrobot, Starblade, Rise of Ronin, Helldiver 2, and the aforementioned Death Stranding 2. Only Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 remains out of reach, taking in $250 million at the box office during the same period.
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According to Elliott, Wolverine will continue to be sold Relying on the strength of the brand, the future marketing peak of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be in Trade queue will be shorter than Marvel’s Spider-Man 2these factors tend to shorten commercial life in the mid-term as games receive a lukewarm reception from critics and streaming media.
