'Wolverine Will Keep Selling, Just Not at Spider-Man Heights' — Analyst Estimates Marvel's Wolverine's Early Sales Performance
Rhys Elliott said the game earned about $130 million, with 22.9% from physical copies, and ranked as the top new PS5 release this year.
- Marvel's Wolverine sold 1.9 million copies in its first three days since launching September 15, generating $130 million in revenue for the PlayStation 5, according to Alinea Analytics.
- Despite a 77 Metascore, the game became the top-performing new PlayStation Studios title on PS5 this year, as online detractors mocked design choices including alleged 'fart trail' UI hints and quick-time event reliance.
- The action title outperforms other 2026 PlayStation Studios releases, including Marathon , Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls , and Saros .
- Physical editions accounted for 22.9% of sales, reflecting ongoing demand for disc-based media despite Sony's plan to cease PlayStation disc production by 2028.
- Alinea head of market research Rhys Elliott noted the game could benefit from an expanded PS5 install base following GTA 6's November release, potentially driving further growth.
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Marvel's Wolverine Gets Off to Strong Sales Start Despite Mixed Reviews
Image Courtesy of Sony Interactive Entertainment Marvel’s Wolverine has seemingly gone through the ringer. The critical reception was quite low for Insomniac Games and players have mocked it endlessly on social media, calling out its aggressive signposting and cherry-picking glitches to poke fun at. However, it appears as though it is selling relatively well, despite everything. According to estimates from gaming […]
Despite controversial reviews and online mockery, Marvel's Wolverine looks to have sold 1.9m on PS5 in three days - and over 1 in 5 sales are physical
Marvel's Wolverine has been in the hot seat over the last week or so, but mixed reviews and internet memes seemingly haven't put a dent in the superhero game's adamantium frame. A new report states the latest from Insomniac Games has already sold almost 2m copies, with more than a fifth coming from physical sales.
'Wolverine Will Keep Selling, Just Not at Spider-Man Heights' — Analyst Estimates Marvel's Wolverine's Early Sales Performance
Sony has yet to announce an official sales figure for Marvel’s Wolverine, but one analyst has said early data suggests it's sold 1.9 million copies since going on sale on September 15, generating around $130 million in revenue.
Social Media Discourse Might Be Shredding It, But Marvel's Wolverine Is Outselling Every PS5 Exclusive Since Spider-Man 2
Alinea Analytics has published its first sales estimates for Marvel's Wolverine, and the data tells a rather different story from the one you might have seen narrated on social media. In its first three days on the market, the game sold through 1.9 million copies and generated $130 million in revenue, according to the firm's data. One million of those were pre-launch digital pre-orders, and 22.9% of the revenue came from physical sales, a notabl…
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