Black Myth: Wukong is on a huge number of Steam wishlists
Black Myth: Wukong is set to be a huge success, considering how many users on Steam have put it on their wishlist
Black Myth: Wukong seems destined to become a huge success , at least according to how many PC users have put it on their wishlist on Steam: more than four million . The game also seems to be highly booked in China in the physical edition, where it is selling out. In short, at this point it is really difficult for something to go wrong, given the worldwide resonance it is having.
For example, it is currently on more wishlists than Hollow Knight: Silksong, Frostpunk 2 and STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl, which are among the most desired titles on Steam .
Success coming
The data on the wishlists is not actually public, but has been estimated by GameDiscoverCo, usually very precise on the point. The company analyzed all the games presented at recent summer events and evaluated their performance in terms of new additions to wishlists on Steam .
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After the Summer Game Fest, Black Myth: Wukong appears to have been added to more than 854,000 new wishlists, doing better than any other game featured across the Xbox Games Showcase, PC Gaming Show 2024, IGN Live, and every other event held since 7 to June 13th. The Game Science title is followed by Civilization VII (+593k), Once Human (+281,000), and Dragon Ball: Sparkling! Zero (+182,000), Delta Force: Hawk Ops (+138,000), DOOM: The Dark Ages (+138,000), and Monster Hunter Wilds (+129,000).
So, according to GameDiscoverCo, Black Myth: Wukong is currently on over 4 million wishlists. It should be noted that 60-70% of users waiting for it would come from China , a territory where reservations for the physical editions have already been opened, with enormous results.
According to reports, the hype was so strong that physical copies of the deluxe edition of the game reached 160,000 pre-orders within a few hours of publication on JD.com, where only 10,000 copies were available (at around 275 euros per month). ‘a). The second round of bookings went even better, with more than 700,000 registrations, as recounted by Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad.
For the rest, we remind you that Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game inspired by the novel Journey to the West . It will be available starting August 20, 2024 on PC and PS5, with the Xbox Series
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