After 15 years, Resident Evil 5 is now not the highest-selling entry in Capcom’s survival horror sequence, the writer has revealed.
New gross sales figures for the Resident Evil franchise present its gross sales crown has now been taken by the Resident Evil 2 remake, which has now shifted 19.75 million copies — sufficient to slide previous Resident Evil 5’s ultimate whole of 19.01 million.
These totals are attention-grabbing for a number of causes. Firstly, the truth that Resi 5’s gross sales have taken a decade and a half to topple says quite a bit concerning the enormous pleasure for that recreation when it initially arrived — using on the coat tails of the beloved unique Resi 4, regardless of finally being judged as nowhere close to nearly as good.
Secondly, these totals present that the Resident Evil sequence’ again catalogue continues to promote very well. Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 remake launched again in 2019 and is clearly nonetheless shifting copies (and has seemingly benefited from the next launches of different Leon S. Kennedy-starring titles such because the Resi 4 remake and Resident Evil Requiem).
Talking of the Resi 4 remake and Requiem, you may surprise the place their gross sales are in all of this. Properly, they’re nonetheless promoting brilliantly, too — and should but each eclipse Resident Evil 2 to turn into the franchise’s high sellers, given sufficient time.
Resident Evil Requiem has now bought 8 million copies, a determine that may undoubtedly rise far additional as the sport will get discounted over time and receives its highly-anticipated post-launch enlargement. Resident Evil 4’s remake, in the meantime, is now on a formidable 16 million copies bought.
All mixed, the Resident Evil franchise has now bought a mixed 213 million copies throughout all of its video games — a determine which sees it edge previous the 212 million whole gross sales of Sq. Enix’s Closing Fantasy franchise, though these haven’t but been up to date for this monetary quarter.
Different Capcom video games promoting properly embrace new franchise Pragmata (now as much as 2.51 million copies bought) and Monster Hunter: World which has now bought an astonishing 30.45 million copies.
Subsequent up for the Resident Evil franchise is the launch of Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil film on September 16, earlier than the arrival of Resident Evil Veronica someday in 2027.
Tom Phillips is IGN’s Information Editor. You’ll be able to attain Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or discover him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social
