If you needed any further proof of the terrifying cultural potency of Leon S. Kennedy, here it is: Resident Evil Requiem has sold over 7 million copies in just under two months. The latest in a string of Capcom sales successes, the milestone makes Requiem the fastest-selling Resident Evil game to date.
While Capcom hasn’t circulated a press release officially confirming the figure, the milestone was shared on game director Koshi Nakanishi’s Instagram (via Twisted Voxel), where he posted a photo of Capcom staff honoring the achievement with a pair of celebratory Resident Evil-themed cakes.
Capcom also hasn’t circulated a press release confirming the quality of the cakes, but we can presume they were delightful.
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Resident Evil has already been setting series sales records for years: In 2021, Resident Evil Village sold 3 million copies in four days. In 2023, the RE4 remake smashed that success by selling the same amount in half the time. By selling 7 million copies since its February 26 launch, however, Requiem needed just two months to cross a sales milestone that the RE4 remake took a year to accomplish, having sold 6.48 million units in February 2024.
Earlier this week, industry analyst Mat Piscatella shared some additional context about Requiem’s impressive sales performance: According to Circana sales data, Piscatella said “Requiem now ranks among the top 5 best-selling Resident Evil games in all-time US dollar sales,” with only Resident Evil 5, the RE4 remake, Resident Evil Village, and the original Resident Evil 4 still ranking ahead of it in lifetime US sales.
Content – After just two months in market, Resident Evil: Requiem now ranks among the top 5 best-selling Resident Evil games in all-time US dollar sales. It trails only Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 4 (2023), Resident Evil: Village and the original Resident Evil 4.
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It’s not just Resident Evil that’s posting admirable numbers for Capcom, either. The company announced on Monday that Pragmata, its Xbox 360-core scifi shooter, had sold over a million copies in just two days. And given that Monster Hunter Wilds is poised to culminate its redemption arc with an expansion reveal this summer after finally addressing its glaring performance issues, the company can probably expect to see another sales bounty in its future.
Everything, it seems, is coming up Capcom.
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