Sales of Resident Evil have exceeded 131 million copies Capcom has high hopes for a remake of Resident Evil 4

The Japanese company Capcom presented a report for the second quarter, in which it confirmed that it plans to close the current fiscal year with another record in revenue and operating profit.

Over the past three months, indicators in these categories have sunk by 29.9% and 24.3% compared to the same period last year, but this is due to fewer hits in the first half of the year.

It is expected that the gaps will be compensated by the launch of the Resident Evil 4 remake, which starts exactly a week before the end of the fiscal year and will be immediately shipped with a circulation of several million copies, and strong sales of previously released games.

In addition, the Sunbreak extension for Monster Hunter Rise shows itself perfectly. It sells much faster than Iceborne for Monster Hunter World — on September 30, players bought 4.4 million copies.

The circulation of Monster Hunter Rise itself exceeds 11 million copies.

Capcom also shared updated data on total sales of games in its main series:Resident Evil — more than 131 million copies; Monster Hunter — more than 88 million copies; Street Fighter — more than 49 million copies; Devil May Cry — more than 27 million copies.

Of the 131 million copies of Resident Evil, the remake of Resident Evil 2 accounts for more than 10 million copies, and of the 27 million copies of Devil May Cry, more than 6 million copies account for Devil May Cry 6.

In general, Capcom sold 21.3 million copies of previously released games in June-September 2022.

It is expected that Resident Evil Village will receive a new surge in popularity with tomorrow's release of the golden edition and a story expansion about Ethan's daughter.

If Capcom manages to implement its plans, it will demonstrate the 10th consecutive year of revenue and operating profit growth.

Against the background of good indicators, the company's employees even received a salary increase.