Marvel’s Wolverine gets criticism for motorbike segment and QTEs after clips from 15 and 16 September 2026
Kotaku and IGN reported on 16 September 2026 that Marvel’s Wolverine is drawing criticism over a motorbike segment and low-input QTEs.
- Kotaku reported on 16 September 2026 that quick-time events are also under fire, with some moments in shared footage appearing to require very little direct input.
- IGN reported the same day on a separate out-of-bounds glitch in Marvel’s Wolverine, while an analyst estimated sales at 1.9 million copies and around $130 million in revenue without official confirmation from Sony.
What happened
On 15 September 2026, players began sharing clips online from Marvel’s Wolverine with the motorbike segment at the center of the discussion. In a tweet, woodbeastclint said Logan can die in that sequence and that the bike does not need to be manually controlled. Other posts from the same day, including a reply from LatinLegacy, pointed to videos showing players apparently able to get through the entire section without dying.
Kotaku wrote on 16 September 2026 that the debate was not limited to that motorbike segment, but also extended to quick-time events. According to that report, some QTE moments appear to require very little real input, since Logan can continue in certain cases even if a prompt is missed or pressed incorrectly. NikTek shared a clip on 15 September 2026 of a Sabretooth arm-wrestling QTE to illustrate the point.
IGN also reported on 16 September 2026 that a player had found an out-of-bounds glitch in Marvel’s Wolverine. In the shared videos, the report says, viewers can see floating NPCs, cars clipping through walls, and empty or unfinished edges of the map. The sources do not make clear whether this is a widespread issue, a one-off bug, or tied to a specific test build.
Separately, a sales estimate is circulating via a tweet from @superhys, citing Alinea Analytics: Marvel’s Wolverine is said to have sold about 1.9 million copies since launch on 15 September 2026 and generated roughly $130 million in revenue. The same source explicitly notes that Sony has not released official sales figures.
Timeline
15 September 2026: woodbeastclint posts on X that Logan can die in the motorbike segment and that the bike does not need to be controlled.
15 September 2026: other posts, including one from LatinLegacy, point to videos showing players clearing the sequence without dying.
15 September 2026: NikTek shares a clip of a Sabretooth arm-wrestling QTE in Marvel’s Wolverine.
16 September 2026: Kotaku publishes a story about criticism of the motorbike segment and QTEs in Marvel’s Wolverine.
16 September 2026: IGN publishes a story about an out-of-bounds glitch with floating NPCs, vehicles clipping through walls, and visible map edges.
16 September 2026: a tweet from @superhys references an analyst estimate of 1.9 million copies sold and about $130 million in revenue, with no official Sony figures.
Background
The current discussion centers on how much direct control Marvel’s Wolverine gives players in certain scenes. The provided sources mainly describe scripted moments and clips where some actions are heavily guided, while other shared footage shows players getting outside the playable area.
As for the sales figures, the sources only mention an external estimate. Sony has not officially published numbers according to that same source, so the 1.9 million copies sold and roughly $130 million in revenue should not be treated as confirmed.
Sources
- Kotaku, 16 September 2026: article on criticism of the motorbike segment and QTEs in Marvel’s Wolverine.
- IGN, 16 September 2026: article on an out-of-bounds glitch in Marvel’s Wolverine.
- Tweet from @woodbeastclint, 15 September 2026: claim about the motorbike segment.
- Tweet from @superhys, 16 September 2026: reference to an analyst estimate of sales and revenue.
- Tweet from @epppyyy, 16 September 2026: context around the out-of-bounds video from Turned.