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