Wukong So Magical It Saved Businesses Thanks To Physical Release

There is not any denying how massive of an impression Black Myth Wukong had when it was launched. Not solely did hte recreation skyrocket to the highest of the charts, but it surely additionally proved how Chinese language recreation makers can now stand toe-to-toe with the very best within the West relating to AAA choices.

Nonetheless, there’s one other factor Black Fantasy Wukong managed to try this individuals do not find out about, and it is Solar Wukong saving enterprise — actually.

Black Fantasy Wukong Bodily Gross sales Did So Nicely It Helped Shops All through The Holidays In 2024

The stupendous efficiency of Black Fantasy Wukong’s retail efficiency was shared by PM Studios CEO Mike Yum in a chat with our sister web site TheGamer. PM Studios is the bodily writer of the sport that was initially launched digitally on PS5 and PC.

Whereas Yum could not reveal gross sales figures, he did observe that it is nonetheless doing properly. “I want I may reveal the quantity, however these guys [Game Science] are very non-public and I respect that. Nevertheless it’s proven me and all of the distributors and companions and retailers on the market that it’s very wholesome nonetheless,” Yum shares.

The Black Fantasy Wukong bodily gross sales helped a lot that Yum mentioned it helped some shops afloat. “I received lots of calls like throughout Christmas and after the New 12 months’s thanking me and saying that it saved their enterprise.”

Whereas bodily gross sales within the US may not be as massive because it as soon as have been, it continues to be the leisure media of selection for a lot of countres. Yum acknowledged the significance of bodily releases, stating, “It was an enormous hit in sure international locations like Spain and Italy and I did not know why. In locations the place they nonetheless do not have superior web know-how, they will not obtain a 100-gigabyte disk as a result of they’re paying per knowledge. In locations like that, the place the bandwidth is low or slower, they have been very a lot ready for a bodily copy of the sport.”

Associated

Black Myth: Wukong Developer Critizes The Game Awards

The Recreation Science CEO is upset Black Fantasy: Wukong did not win Recreation of the 12 months.

Whereas some may suppose Black Fantasy Wukong solely appealed to China given its story and setting, that does not appear too be the case. Earlier this yr, recreation developer Recreation Science shared that over 30% of Black Fantasy Wukong gross sales are outdoors China. There aren’t any official gross sales knowledge launched by Recreation Science, however based mostly on analysis agency knowledge, it pegs outdoors China gross sales at over seven million items again in February.

Black Fantasy Wukong was launched on August 20 for PS5 and PC, and was Recreation Science’s debut AAA console recreation. Proper from the beginning, it blew previous video games and established a new Steam record.

No phrase if we’re getting a sequel or an enlargement, however as soon as we all know extra, we’ll let our readers know.

Associated

10 Best Games Like Black Myth Wukong

Video games for these searching for extra monkey enterprise

Black Fantasy: Wukong

Launched

August 20, 2024

ESRB

M For Mature 17+ // Blood, Violence

Developer(s)

Recreation Science

Writer(s)

Recreation Science

Engine

Unreal Engine 5

Steam Deck Compatibility

Unknown