Resident Evilhas always been a popular franchise and cash cow for publisher Capcom, and now it appears to have now joined the prestigious 100 million club. In a pair of reports posted to Capcom’s Investor Relations website, the recentResident Evil 3remake hasshipped an impressive 2 million copiesover the first five days of its release to push the franchise past the milestone marker.
As of March 31, Capcom noted thatMonster Hunterseries has shipped 63 million copies withStreet Fightermoving 44 million andMega Manshifting 36 million. However,Resident Eviltops all three with 98 million copies from a staggering 135 titles. Capcom followed up that declaration with another that the April 3 launch of itsResident Evil 3remake had surpassed 2 million copies shipped just five days after release.
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Capcom’sResident Evil 3re-imagining released alongsideResident Evil: Resistance,a new asymmetrical online multiplayer mode. A demo of the game and an open beta forResistancedropped in March and helped drive excitement from fans prior to the game’s April release. According to the report, nearly 50% of sales have been digital which bodes well for Capcom’s strategy to push digital distribution over more traditional avenues. It looks like the gambit is paying off in a big way asResident Evil 2also managed 6.5 million copies shipped since launching in January 2019.
Resident Evil 3features several adjustments aside from the graphical overhaul, while utilizing the RE Engine that premiered with the release ofResident Evil 7. Certain story points were reworked including a change to link Nemesis toResident Evil 4. What that means forpotential future remakesis unknown, but it has gamers eager to see more.
The franchise has seen a bit of a rebirth sinceResident Evil 7came out in 2017. Prior to that, the series seemed bereft of new ideas and was starting to show signs of stagnating. It was a similar situation whenResident Evil 4hit like a breath of fresh air after the series stalled with the originalResident Evil 3: Nemesisin 1999.
This new revamped version has seen its fair share of criticisms, though. Several reviewers have noted the game suffers from pacing problems and that the campaign is too easy and too short for what could have been more robust adventure. Fans will have to wait and see if Capcom addresses these complaints in the future. The publisher has lined upmore survival horrorwith rumors swirling thatResident Evil 8may debut on the PS5 and Xbox Series X in early 2021.
TheResident Evil 3remake is now available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
