Resident Evil 4 Remake Hits 10 Million Sold Faster Than Any Other Entry in the Series

Resident Evil 4 remake has deed a large milestone conscionable 2 years aft its release, selling 10 cardinal copies since launch. This makes it the fastest a crippled successful the Resident Evil franchise to scope this milestone and brings the franchise's full income to implicit 150 cardinal copies crossed each games.

Resident Evil 4 remake is simply a faithful remake of the archetypal 2005 action-horror crippled of the aforesaid name, which is cited arsenic being profoundly influential, acknowledgment to its innovations arsenic a third-person shooter. Resident Evil 4 remake is besides disposable connected astir each platform, including Mobile and a VR . Here's what Capcom had to accidental astir the income milestone.

Resident Evil 4 Has Sold 10 Million Copies, Bringing the Series’ Total to 167 Million

Announced successful a property release, Resident Evil 4 remake has sold 10 cardinal copies arsenic of December 31, 2024, a small nether 2 years aft its launch. Capcom said that the remake is the fastest crippled successful the bid to scope this milestone, which a fewer different games successful the franchise person reached. This brings the full bid income to implicit 167 cardinal copies, making it Capcom's best-selling bid by a wide margin.

According to Capcom, Resident Evil is the champion astatine 167 million, with Monster Hunter second astatine 108 cardinal copies, and Street Fighter at 56 million. Those numbers are arsenic of the extremity of 2024, truthful it does not see the income of Monster Hunter Wilds , which would bring the full income numbers up.

In the aforesaid release, Capcom besides provided updated income numbers for different caller entries successful the series, including respective games that person cleared 10 cardinal copies.

Resident Evil bid sales

• Resident Evil 4 (2023) - implicit 10 million
• Resident Evil 7: Biohazard - implicit 15 million
• Resident Evil 2 (2019) - implicit 15 million
• Resident Evil Village - implicit 11 million
• Resident Evil 3 (2020) - implicit 10 million

Capcom has not updated its database of Platinum titles--the company's best-selling games--with these caller numbers, but based connected the current list, it looks similar Resident Evil 4 remake sits astatine fig 7, conscionable supra the Resident Evil 3 remake. In presumption of sales, that puts it lone down the listed Resident Evil games above, Monster Hunter World, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, and Monster Hunter Rise.

Monster Hunter Wilds besides isn't connected the database conscionable yet, but it reached 10 cardinal copies sold conscionable a period aft launch, truthful it volition apt beryllium overmuch higher connected the wide database erstwhile Capcom updates it.

Capcom's 10 best-selling games arsenic of the extremity of 2024

1. Monster Hunter World - 21.3 million
2. Monster Hunter Rise - 16.7 million
3. Resident Evil 2 (2019) - 15 million
4. Monster Hunter World Iceborne - 14.9 million
5. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard - 14.4 million
6. Resident Evil Village - 10.9 million
7. Resident Evil 3 - 9.6 million
8. Resident Evil 5 - 9.5 million
9. Resident Evil 6 - 9.5 million
10. Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak - 9.4 million

Capcom is looking to proceed its renaissance successful 2025 and beyond. With Monster Hunter Wilds already out, Onimusha: Way of the Sword. and a sequel to Okami announced to beryllium coming successful 2026 and beyond. Capcom besides appears to beryllium teasing Resident Evil 9 successful a video connected X, which ends with a changeable of a motion that, erstwhile turned sideways, makes the roman numeral IX.

Considering that Capcom utilized roman numerals arsenic the introduction numbers for some Resident Evil 7: Biohazard and Resident Evil Village, it seems improbable that it would beryllium a coincidence.

Source: Capcom