
Not that it should come as too big a surprise, but Resident Evil 4 is doing very well for itself. The remake is unanimously regarded as a superb reimagining of a classic, but as well as being a critical success, it's quickly become a commercial one, too.
In a short statement, publisher Capcom has revealed the game has sold over 3 million copies in its first two days on the global market. To make a comparison, Resident Evil Village managed the same milestone in its opening four days, while the remake of Resident Evil 2 sold as many in its first week. Resident Evil 3, meanwhile, sold 2 million within five days of launch. The latest entry is trending slightly ahead of the curve, then.
Capcom has also provided an update on the cumulative shipments of the entire series — this figure, accurate up to 31st December 2022, currently sits at 135 million units. The publisher calls Resident Evil its "flagship game series", which is hard to argue with at this point.
Have you been enjoying Resi 4 so far? Tell us in the comments section below.
[source capcom.co.jp]
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Square-Enix (I know they're not the Publisher) will still be disappointed with these numbers, and will ultimately conclude that RE4:Remake under-performed sales-wise.
I mean, REmake 4 is the safest 10/10 purchase anyone could make, so, yeah, it’s selling for a reason.
Huge numbers considering how much the original sold when it came out.
I think the fact its a PS2 game dressed up as PS5 proving the highest rating on the platform is very frustrating.
It’s everything I wanted from a remake. Still have vivid memories of playing the original on the Wii and scoffing a load of pistachios. Ah, happy memories
@SystemAddict It is a remake of a GameCube game; also, just goes to show how good the original's design was that it still holds up today.
Other then visual issues its easily one of the best remakes out there, Capcom do a great job balancing remaking, adding new content and expanding the game. Capcom really are top right now.
TLOU Part I is a lazy remake compared to RE4. It has nothing new and the PS5 version is overpriced, and the PC version is poorly optimized.
What're ya buyin'?
Resident Evil 4, apparently.
@PC_Peasant Yeah, Sony's pricing policy is crazy since the PS5 release.
I'm going to be skipping this one for a few reasons, one of which is that I've essentially bought the game 3x already; GC, PS2, PS4.
Kool now take that money 💰 and give us another sengoku basara
@Loamy nop its not
@SystemAddict Uh, It's a game built from the ground up on the Gamecube ported to the PS2 eventually because of the higher install base.
Regardless, it's a Gamecube game before anything else.
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