Resident Evil Village: Capcom’s hit on the way to the saga’s greatest success?

Game news Resident Evil Village: Capcom’s hit on the way to the saga’s greatest success?

For the past few years, Capcom has tried to take the Resident Evil saga into another dimension.. Although the zombie franchise has been in the big leagues for a very long time, the publisher wanted to mark both the new and the old generations with its game series by offering quality opuses that stand out from the competition.

The idea of ​​changing your gaze Resident Evil VII – either a transition from the third person to the first person – had something to surprise at the beginning, But gamers clearly appreciated the change, praising Capcom’s title, which made it possible to sell ten million copies worldwide within four years.

Since then, the publisher has had time to refine its formula, but also its plot, in order to offer an eighth work that wanted to be more successful but also more dazzling, as its communication gave us a glimpse of (more or less) memorable antagonists. And if we are to believe Capcom’s announcements, the public has reacted very strongly and very quickly to Resident Evil Village.

Resident Evil Village is selling out faster than the last four games!

According to the publisher, the success of Resident Evil Village was not only resounding, but also mind-boggling. Thus, the latest addition to the franchise is over five million copies in just under six months. Compare, Resident Evil VII, released January 2017, took fifteen months to beat that score!

But even more than this achievement, Resident Evil Village outclassed its ancestors until it is the success of. bumps Resident Evil 5 who passed this milestone in four months. Thus, he managed to do better than the high quality remakes of the original works that were released before him : the remake of Resident Evil 2 reached five million in 11 months and the remake of Resident Evil 3 Apparently, it still hasn’t reached it: the latest figures announced by Capcom speak of 3.6 million copies.

In the face of such a feat, Capcom is not giving up and hoping Resident Evil Village manages to rise to the top of sales for the entire franchise.As Capcom’s EMEA Marketing Director announced: ” Our main goal for this year (…) is to make sure that Resident Evil: Village is the best performing Resident Evil title, both in terms of quality and activity. ».

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