With the release of Resident Evil 2 Remake last week on Friday, the game has already set itself for an impressive debut as it reached a milestone of 3 million copies shipped worldwide in less than four days according to Capcom.
To give you a picture of the difference, the original Resident Evil 2 that was released back in 1998 reached almost 5 million (4.96 million) sales during its time. The new edition, or the remake is quickly on track to break that record.
That is not all if we talk about numbers, a few weeks prior to the launch of the game the free 20 minute gameplay demo was totaled to 4.7 million downloads. Meanwhile, Capcom is assured that the remake will continue to sell well and believes that the remake can enjoy the long term sales that Resident Evil 7 did.
Talking about Resident Evil 7, the game has also racked up its numbers of units sold to 6 million copies. Resident Evil is Capcom’s biggest franchise based on units shipped worldwide. it brings its entire franchise of Resident Evil to 88 million units sold since the series debuted in 1996.
We cant doubt Capcom’s faith in believing that the game will continue to sell well, as there is a new DLC planned for next month on 15 February. The Ghost Survivors DLC will be free and will be a terrifying experience like no other.
Whether of not the remake will cross the numbers of Resident Evil 7 is too early to say. Though at this rate, it does not seem far off in doing so.
Here is the whole statement that Capcom released about the whole Resident Evil franchise and Resident Evil 2:
The Resident Evil franchise features survival horror games in which players utilize a variety of weapons and other items to escape terrifying situations. Cumulative sales of the games in the series now total 88 million units since the first title debuted in 1996. More than 20 years later, continuous support from the passionate fan base across the globe makes it Capcom’s flagship game series.
Originally released in 1998, Resident Evil 2 went on to achieve cumulative sales of 4.96 million units, making it the fourth best-selling game in the Resident Evil franchise. In the 2019 release, Capcom used its cutting-edge R&D facilities to build the game completely from the ground up for current-generation game platforms. In addition to visual effects, including detailed, photo-realistic graphics made possible with RE ENGINE, Capcom’s proprietary development engine, the title provides players with a fresh horror experience via audio featuring Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 and real-time sound image rendering that utilizes binaural technology. Resident Evil 2 garnered mass attention prior to release, being honored with Best of Show in the Game Critics Awards: Best of E3 2018—as judged by major game media outlets from around the globe—as well as boasting over 4.7 million downloads for its “1-Shot Demo,” propelling sales to three million units worldwide in the title’s first week. Further, with Resident Evil 7: biohazard (released in January 2017) having now gone on to sell a cumulative six million units, Capcom looks to achieve similar, long-term sales for Resident Evil 2 as well.
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