Chinese video game ‘Black Myth’ announces sales of 10 million copies in three days

A phenomenon. The action video game Black Myth: Wukongalready hailed as one of the most successful Chinese games, has sold 10 million copies worldwide since its launch on Tuesday. “Black Myth: Wukong has sold 10 million copies across all platforms”announced the game’s X account on Friday, August 23.

Launched on Tuesday, the game had one of the best launch days in the gaming industry, becoming one of the most popular Chinese video games in history by the number of people playing it on the Steam platform. That’s as good as the game’s sales figures for May 2023 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwhich sold more than 10 million copies worldwide in three days, becoming the fastest-selling game of the entire saga, according to Nintendo.

Black Mythwhich is inspired by the 16th century Chinese novel The Pilgrimage to the Westis a game co-published by Hero Games. It is considered the first “Triple A” title developed in China, that is to say a big-budget independent game. It is at the heart of a controversy reported by some players: according to them, the game’s co-publisher asked foreign streamers trying it for free this week not to discuss certain sensitive topics such as politics or “feminist propaganda”.