Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 remake has turn out to be the quickest promoting entry in the whole franchise, as consideration turns in the direction of the whereabouts of the following entry.
Monster Hunter: World may be Capcom’s highest-selling recreation ever (prone to be overtaken by the newer Monster Hunter Wilds) however the Resident Evil franchise continues to be its best-selling IP general.
This has been strengthened in up to date gross sales numbers from Capcom and it’s notably excellent news for 2023’s Resident Evil 4. The remake has formally bought over 10 million items worldwide because it launched, which is a a million enhance from January this 12 months.
According to Capcom, that is the quickest any title within the sequence has hit this milestone, so it’s very attainable it may turn out to be the best-selling entry ever down the road.
Currently, the highest-selling entries are Resident Evil 2 remake and Resident Evil 7, which have now each bought greater than 15 million items every. Resident Evil Village, in the meantime, has surpassed 11 million gross sales, whereas Resident Evil 3 remake has bought over 10 million, after 5 years.
As of December 31, 2024, the Resident Evil sequence has bought greater than 167 million items in complete, with Monster Hunter, which solely turned well-liked within the West comparatively just lately, on 108 million.
Capcom has already confirmed extra remakes are on the way in which, with rumours suggesting the following one shall be Resident Evil Zero.
While the corporate has solely introduced ports of Street Fighter 6 and Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess for the Switch 2 thus far, it feels inevitable that Resident Evil 4 remake will finally make its solution to the system – which is able to seemingly spike gross sales even additional.
The earlier remakes, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, together with Resident Evil 7 and Village, had been all launched on the unique Switch in cloud variations, whereas lots of the authentic video games, together with the OG Resident Evil 4, can be found on the Nintendo eShop.
When will the primary Resident Evil 9 trailer be launched?
Capcom formally introduced Resident Evil 9 final 12 months, to be led by Resident Evil 7 director Koshi Nakanishi, however nothing has been stated or proven of the sport thus far.
There are rumours it is going to be open world, to a point, utilizing expertise from Dragon’s Dogma 2, and can mark a ‘large reinvention’ for the sequence akin to Resident Evil 7 – which shifted the horror to a primary individual perspective for the primary time.
While Capcom has given no indication of when it might be revealed, many followers suspect the primary trailer shall be proven in some unspecified time in the future this 12 months – with the almost certainly venue being Summer Game Fest on June 6. Or maybe one of many standalone not-E3 showcases from both Xbox or PlayStation.
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