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Capcom releases updated Resident Evil series sales figure

According to updated figures, Resident Evil 5 is now the best selling game by Capcom.

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MadLad3830d ago (Edited 3830d ago )

According to the listings themselves, overall, Resident Evil 4 sold more than Resident Evil 6 (deservingly so).
The only game that sold more was Resident Evil 5.
I still hold that 2 and 4 were the best of the series.

DarkLordMalik3830d ago

It's a shame that Remake sold so bad. If it had gotten excellent sales, we would have gotten a new entry with more focus on horror unlike a mix of action with Resident Evil 4. Granted, 4 did turn out to be the best of the series but 5 and 6 completely shifted in direction from horror to action.

HarryMasonHerpderp3830d ago

They put the remake on the wrong console its as simple as that. If it was released on a playstation system it would have sold a lot better. Not sure if the PS2 could run it though.
Anyway RE2 is still my favourite in the series.
Then the remake and then RE3. I liked Code Veronica but found it a little camp and silly with the Claire and Steve moments. It's soooo cringey when you go back and play it now haha.

Inception3830d ago

Capcom made a mistake by making Remake exclusive on nintendo platform (GC/Wii). They should make it multiplat on every platform.

hay3830d ago

If those dum fuks would release RE3: Nemesis as spin off, and Code Veronica as RE3, as it initially should be, I think series would be safe as it was.

mydyingparadiselost3830d ago

But Remake did sell pretty well, it was like 1.2 million or so and that's great for a remake. Being GC exclusive did limit the amount of sales remake could make but if that eventuality didn't affect sales expectations then it's Capcoms fault for thinking they could sell multimillion units on one platform with a game everyone had already played. It's like Sqenix with Tomb Raider, sales expectations were just too high for the game to ever succeed.

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Azurite3830d ago

They have to go with the weapon they know the player has.
Either that or they'd have to make different scenarios for the "best" weapon(with ammo) available to the player.

Eamon3830d ago

Ahh that knife cutscene. I remember when I first played it, so awesome.

ThatEnglishDude3830d ago

"Resident Evil 1: Remake (1.35 million)"

This is sad. They didn't even mention RE Zero...

WeAreLegion3830d ago

I actually liked 6. 4 and 2 are my favorites, but still.

HarryMasonHerpderp3830d ago

Apart from the lack of horror, dinosaurs and COD gameplay I really couldn't get past the controls for RE6. That's what really stopped me from playing it all the way through. Bad camera and awful cover system too.
I love RE4 but hate it as a Resident Evil game, it was the first RE game I didn't like in terms of story and lore. It was a great game in general though.
RE2 is my favourite in the series by far, that game was the coolest most intense experience I had ever played back in the day.
What did you like about RE6?

Inception3830d ago (Edited 3830d ago )

@WeAreLegion

Yeah me too. I like Leon and Ada campaign, enjoy a bit of Jake because of Ustanak that resemble Nemesis, and never like Chris.

Seriously, RE 6 have the potential to be much better than the final game if Capcom focused on Leon by making Sherry/Ada as Leon partner instead of Helena, put Ustanak & that big Snake as bosses in Leon campaign, remove Jake / Chris campaign so Leon campaign have more playing time.

Azurite3830d ago

Digital sales not included it seems.

Nerdmaster3830d ago (Edited 3830d ago )

http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/...

They already include digital sales for each game.

EDIT: And now I saw that I replied to you twice with the same information. I thought it was another person. Oh, well...

Azurite3830d ago (Edited 3830d ago )

Thanks, but I didn't see any figures on the Resident Evil 4 sales on platforms outside of PS2, Wii and GameCube.

Not even on Capcoms site.

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Dragon's Dogma 2 continues Capcom's hot streak on Metacritic

Dragon's Dogma 2 continues Capcom's hot streak of favorably reviewed games as the studio lands first on Metacritic's top publishers ranking.

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Capcom Is 'Aware' of Dragon's Dogma 2 Frame Rate Issues on PC

Responding to a query about frame rate problems from IGN, Capcom said in a statement that performance issues on PC may be linked to the heavy amount of CPU demanded from NPCs in the game.

"In Dragon's Dogma 2, a large amount of CPU usage is allocated to each character and dynamically calculates the impact of their physical presence in various environments. In certain situations where numerous characters appear simultaneously, the CPU usage can be very high and may affect the frame rate," a Capcom representative told IGN. "We are aware that in such situations, settings that reduce GPU load may currently have a limited effect; however, we are looking into ways to improve performance in the future."

just_looken37d ago

What a load of bull there blaming the npc load for there poor performance? the new hitman games has way more going on beyond that they are saying any pc cpu is not powerful enough?

In the article it is also stated a ign reviewr got motion sickness playing ps5/pc version but still enjoyed it? like wow if that was me i would knock it down alot and asked for a patch asap.

So those about to play thank denuvo get a barf bucket if your on pc play 720p because like cites skyline its going to be a unoptimized cpu mess.

Man those on series s/steam deck/rog ally rip :(

just_looken37d ago (Edited 37d ago )

Just putting up a pcgamer review

"its janky has bugs poor performance need lots of updates 89/100"
https://youtu.be/WKjZKfAivh...

Gameing bolt unstable frame rate rate below 30fps but that is great??????
https://youtu.be/s9rnh2250X...

Man have we dropped that quality bar for acceptable performance/optimization

a person's view on performance using a high end pc
https://youtu.be/nL9EvGTPbA...

andy8536d ago (Edited 36d ago )

Am I hearing that right, that reviewer with a 4090 is getting drops into the 20s when there's several NPC on screen. Sorry but there's zero excuse for that. BG3 had hundreds at a time on screen and that's a pretty game. What an absolute piss poor engine

just_looken36d ago

@andy

Yes the is correct but every review is giving it a past and or saying that its great that the performance is like the first ps3/xbox one game.

2012 20-30fps 2024 20-30fps dragons dogma keeping things the same reviewers like that apparently

just_looken36d ago

IGN put up a video showing the 4090 struggling aswell as console performance all versions are like the first game with fps issues.Remember dlss 3.0 can almost double your fps like that cyber punk video so without dlss on your looking at 30fps on the most powerful gpu that is out right now.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Cacabunga36d ago

Capcom where is Deep Down???

Tapani36d ago

@andy85 At launch BG3 dropped to under 30fps at the final chapter on 4090. I played the game at launch and had that experience. And that was with a 5800X3D. Everything watercooled and fine-tuned CPU/GPU and memory at 32GB with good timings, and a fast SSD etc.

just_looken36d ago

@tapani

I am sorry are we comparing a AA game with a small budget with alot going on 24/7 to a AAA game funded buy the billion dollar capcom?

You are right yes but that was patched and that team loves there community but if the first dogma said anything we should expect a patch or 2 but that is it.

andy8535d ago

@Tapani indeed but that was hundreds of NPCs. Not a few. It's piss poor

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lellkay36d ago

Can they be aware of the need for 60fps on consoles plz

just_looken36d ago (Edited 36d ago )

Oh no kidding that "pro" model better have a 60fps mode.

But that ps5 pro PSSR will no doubt be a hold back as i see very few devs make a fsr/dlss/pssr game like really sony why did you spend millions to make upscale tech on the 6800 when amd already has fsr 3.0 just sitting there.

I remember the ps4 pro patches that dwindle over time yes new games had the modes but they were not standard and that was without the base ps4 using another upscale tech.

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In tldr form devs now make fsr upscale for ps5/xbox PSSR upscale tech on ps5 pro game then dlss/fsr upscale tech pc version and we also have intels xess just insane workload

Eonjay36d ago

'Oh no kidding that "pro" model better have a 60fps mode.'

Perhaps but only if Capcom addresses the issues first. substantially more powerful hardware is struggling.

Furesis36d ago

I mean it's not helping but this is something more than that. Plenty of games with denuvo that work fine

just_looken36d ago

That could be also taxing for sure sense the ps5 also supports that dreadful drm

This is also running off the RE engine remember those re vids with the denuvo drm on/off

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

MrDead36d ago (Edited 36d ago )

Project Zomboid a simple looking isometric game has a similar problem as the Zombies are CPU heavy. If this is the issue GPU tweeks won't do anything, you need less calculations per NPC or more static NPCs

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH36d ago

Well that’s just great…looks like I’ll be holding off on buying this on PC until it’s fixed. If I wanted low frame rates I’d just buy it in console smh…

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Capcom Boosts Starting Salaries in Japan by Over 25%

Capcom Boosts Starting Salaries in Japan by Over 25%! Strategic move to attract top talent and align with industry trends amid economic inflation.

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rlow150d ago

Well there is a lot of laid off talent out there. Very smart of them to target that. Plus if it’s in Japan, that’s a great place to live.

aaronaton50d ago

"Won't someone think of the shareholders!!" wwwaaaahhh

Eonjay50d ago

It funny with this news, their stock price took a small hit. But you know what... thats like too damn bad. We have to stop letting shareholders run the industry into the ground.

FinalFantasyFanatic49d ago

Seriously, you have to spend money to make money, I think some companies and share holders forget that, If you don't pay enough, you can't attract the best talent, or possibly even enough staff for the company to function properly.

Eonjay50d ago

I really approve of Capcom for doing this and will show my appreciation by supporting them. There are a few Capcom games I need to get... and this includes Dragon's Dogma 2. Support companies that support the people working in the industry over shareholders! REMEMBER: Shareholder's don't make games!

Darkegg49d ago

25% sounds like a lot, but it's from $1,560 to $2000 per month. That's $24,000 a year. Unless u became a monk, that is below poverty line.