Capcom has confirmed that the Resident Evil franchise has now bought a ridiculous 157 million models for the reason that franchise’s launch again in 1996.
Granted, we won’t think about a large share of gross sales have come from the Swap, the place a number of titles had been sadly relegated to ‘Cloud Variations’, but it surely’s nonetheless a formidable feat nonetheless.
This was revealed through Capcom’s newest monetary earnings report, which additionally confirmed that FY2024 introduced the very best web gross sales and working revenue within the firm’s historical past, totalling ¥152.4 billion (+21% yoy) and ¥57 billion (+12% yoy) respectively.
The corporate has additionally forecast continued development for FY2025, specifying 12 consecutive years of working development. It has additionally clarified that the subsequent yr’s outcomes might be closely weighted to the second half; so in different phrases, do not count on many main releases from Capcom within the subsequent six months or so.
Capcom will, nevertheless, be releasing Monster Hunter Tales for the Swap on 14th June 2024, which can assist contribute to the 100 million gross sales that the franchise has managed thus far.
As for the corporate’s different main franchises, Avenue Fighter has bought a complete of 54 million models, Mega Man 41 million models, Satan Could Cry 31 million models, Useless Rising 16 million models, and Dragon’s Dogma 11 million models.