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FelipeMGM · Jan 27, 2017

http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/news/html/170127.html

Its in Japanese, so if anyone could get a full translation we all would appreciate

In their last earnings report Capcom said they expect to ship 4M copies by the end of this fiscal year (March 31st) so I guess this is a good start

EDIT

Vamphuntr said:
English version http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e170127.html

Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that worldwide shipments of RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard (RESIDENT EVIL 7), the latest installment in the Resident Evil franchise, for PlayStation®4, Xbox One and Windows PC have surpassed 2.5 million units.

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 75 million units* since the first title debuted in 1996. Support from the passionate fan base across the globe even today, more than 20 years later, makes it Capcom's flagship game series. (*As of January 27, 2017)

RESIDENT EVIL 7 is the latest installment, and builds upon the series' roots of fear, exploration and tense atmosphere. The full game is also available to play via the included optional PlayStation®VR Mode for the PS4 version. In order to provide an overwhelming, deeply immersive horror experience, the game's system underwent a dramatic shift from its previous third-person camera to a new first-person perspective. Further, with the new RE ENGINE, a proprietary game engine developed in-house for this title, Capcom has pushed hardware specifications to their limits. As a result, the title garnered attention worldwide, with the demo version exceeding 7.15 million downloads—a record for the series—and the game selling more than 2.5 million units.

As part of Capcom's ongoing efforts to expand the Resident Evil brand beyond the category of games, the newest Hollywood film, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, recorded the film series' largest Japanese box-office opening yet after its December 23, 2016 release, and is slated to open worldwide starting today; additionally, the feature-length CG film RESIDENT EVIL: VENDETTA is scheduled for a May 2017 worldwide release.

Capcom remains firmly committed to satisfying the expectations of all users by leveraging its industry-leading game development capabilities in order to create highly entertaining gameplay experiences.

Spinky · Jan 27, 2017

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Really glad it's doing well, haven't stopped thinking about the game since it released. Capcom should know they dun good.

SenkiDala · Jan 27, 2017

Can't translate it but I just wanna say that the game diserves to sell very well, it's an awesome game.

Already Torn · Jan 27, 2017

I feel so bad for Street Fighter

Ricky_R · Jan 27, 2017

Not too shabby.

Jake2by4 · Jan 27, 2017

The gamestop i've visited said game was completely sold out and amazon seems to be sold out too.

Jawmuncher · Jan 27, 2017

But how much was RE6

EDIT: RE6 was 4.5 million
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/capcom-shifts-4-5-million-units-of-resident-evil-6-at-launch/

But you have to factor in that RE7 has digital and PC. RE6 didn't have that.

Kinsei · Jan 27, 2017

That's pretty good! Do we know how much it needs to sell in order to make a profit?

BY2K · Jan 27, 2017

timberger · Jan 27, 2017

Success is much deserved. Best Resi game since 2.

Jawmuncher said:
But how much was RE6

Too much.

Boke1879 · Jan 27, 2017

Kinsei said:
That's pretty good! Do we know how much it needs to sell in order to make a profit?

Capcom said they planned to ship 4 million by March 31st. They'll do that easily imo

StrongBlackVine · Jan 27, 2017

Titanoboa said:
I feel so bad for Street Fighter

They actually put a complete effort into RE7 unlike SFV. Really shows which IP they valued the most.

Dystify · Jan 27, 2017

Basically these 3 facts:

75mill games in the RE series have been sold as of Jan 27.
Demo version was downloaded 7.15 million times.
2.5million units of RE7 sold so far.

DriftingSpirit · Jan 27, 2017

Should hit 4M by end of March.

F0rneus · Jan 27, 2017

Hope it continues selling as good as that. What a goddamn game.

Vyse The Legend · Jan 27, 2017

Well deserved. The game is so, so good. It blows my mind that it was made by modern day Capcom, whose output has been terrible on consoles for a while.

Movalpolos · Jan 27, 2017

Great game.

TRUE ORDER · Jan 27, 2017

Great news, they deserve it.

But I still want a Mercenaries game though hahah

Tinfoilhatsron · Jan 27, 2017

Sweet! Screw the haters, I want more RE games in the first person style with an even longer campaign in 8.

Vamphuntr · Jan 27, 2017

English version http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/news/html/e170127.html

Metalingus5150 · Jan 27, 2017

Here's to hoping it does great. It's a great game.

StrongBlackVine · Jan 27, 2017

Dystify said:
Basically these 3 facts:

75mill games in the RE series have been sold as of Jan 27.

Demo version was downloaded 7.15 million times.

2.5million units of RE7 sold so far.

Damn when you combine the game sales with the movie revenue RE is one of the biggest and most successful videogames IPs ever.

The Last One · Jan 27, 2017

Nice start, with the positive word of mouth I hope it does a lot more.

One of the best experiences of this console generation.

SURGEdude · Jan 27, 2017

Usually I couldn't give a fuck how many copies a publisher ships. But RE7 seems to have some shortages so it's likely the number sold is fairly predictible based on copies shipped to retailer. Plus there's PC.

JetBlackPanda · Jan 27, 2017

Game is something special. I love it

StrongBlackVine · Jan 27, 2017

I remember when every one laughed at Capcom's projections. No one is laughing now.

carlsojo · Jan 27, 2017

Game is an instant classic. The Bakers will probably go down as some of the best and most memorable video game villains ever.

uncredited male · Jan 27, 2017

Jawmuncher said:
But how much was RE6

EDIT: RE6 was 4.5 million
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/capcom-shifts-4-5-million-units-of-resident-evil-6-at-launch/

But you have to factor in that RE7 has digital and PC. RE6 didn't have that.

That is not close TBH. Digital or not. 7 should have some nice legs with the reviews though.

F0rneus · Jan 27, 2017

carlsojo said:
Game is an instant classic. The Bakers will probably go down as some of the best and most memorable video game villains ever.

This right there.

JeremyEtcetera · Jan 27, 2017

How many copies are they expecting RE7 to sell?

Jawmuncher · Jan 27, 2017

StrongBlackVine said:
I remember when every one laughed at Capcom's projections. No one is laughing now.

Their only crazy predictions was 4 million day one.
4 million for the whole quarter is easily doable, even back then.

isaacnukem · Jan 27, 2017

Congratulations to Capcom and I wish them continued success. Resident Evil is loved by the whole world and it is great of them to turn out another entry with critical and commercial acclaim.

SolidSnakex · Jan 27, 2017

MrRemyJe said:
How many copies are they expecting RE7 to sell?

They want it to sell 4m by the end of March. I think that's the only number they've made public.

hwy_61 · Jan 27, 2017

Even though I'm a big pussy and can't play it, I'm really rooting for RE7.

I hope it sells a ton of copies.

RoboPlato · Jan 27, 2017

I'm really curious what the budget for this one was. I'm thinking it could be a good deal smaller than 6's with multiple campaigns.

Salty Rice · Jan 27, 2017

StrongBlackVine said:
They actually put a complete effort into RE7 unlike SFV. Really shows which IP they valued the most.

And they didnt put out the entire game as a Beta out for like a year unlike with SF5.

Why buy it if you played the game for free for almost a year.

Ray Down · Jan 27, 2017

StrongBlackVine said:
I remember when every one laughed at Capcom's projections. No one is laughing now.

One of their expectations were 4 million day one....

metalslimer · Jan 27, 2017

Rooting for this and Capcom. Can't play it currently

Springfoot · Jan 27, 2017

Scotia · Jan 27, 2017

That's great. RE7 absolutely deserves it.

Titanoboa said:
I feel so bad for Street Fighter

So do I. Capcom have done their absolute best to fuck up SFV every step of the way.

Already Torn · Jan 27, 2017

Jawmuncher said:
But how much was RE6

EDIT: RE6 was 4.5 million
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/10/capcom-shifts-4-5-million-units-of-resident-evil-6-at-launch/

But you have to factor in that RE7 has digital and PC. RE6 didn't have that.

You also have to factor in that RE6 burned people so bad and was such a terrible disappointment that people might be apprehensive about buying the sequel.

Hoho for breakfast · Jan 27, 2017

Yeah the game must be selling very very well. Even Best Buy is in short supply I believe. Some around me say pick up Feb 1st and others show less than 3 copies available for pick up now.

I havent even had a chance to play it yet but am excited to do so over the weekend!

Ray Down · Jan 27, 2017

Titanoboa said:
I feel so bad for Street Fighter

No one should, they did a terrible launch.

Capcom played themselves again.

Jawmuncher · Jan 27, 2017

Titanoboa said:
You also have to factor in that RE6 burned people so bad and was such a terrible disappointment that people might be apprehensive about buying the sequel.

I guess. Was just saying that while it's not 4.5 million shipped. The number shipped plus digital sold is probably like 3 million at least.

StrongBlackVine · Jan 27, 2017

Ray Down said:
One of their expectations were 4 million day one....

I find that hard to believe. I see people saying 4 million by the end of March. Did they revise their goals?

The Last One · Jan 27, 2017

Jawmuncher said:
I guess. Was just saying that while it's not 4.5 million shipped. The number shipped plus digital sold is probably like 3 million at least.

Usually these shipped figures include digital sales.

bidguy · Jan 27, 2017

hopefully this shows them that a survival horror focus actually can sell copies

im so pumped for remake2 now

JeremyEtcetera · Jan 27, 2017

SolidSnakex said:
They want it to sell 4m by the end of March. I think that's the only number they've made public.

Ah the ol' Fiscal period. I'm expecting it to get really close(3.8million) and still be considered a 'failure' to Capcom.

FingerBang · Jan 27, 2017

Briefly, what every paragraph means:

It has SHIPPED 7 (出&#33655

2.5 million copies of RE7.

As January 27th (today, in Japan) it has sold 75 Million copies since 1996.

It says bla bla revolutionary using RE Engine, switching to first person.
The demo was downloaded worldwide 7.150.000 times.

Then it says how Bio Hazard Final was successful in December and the new CG movie (Bio Hazard Vendetta) is coming out in May worldwide. The point being, the series is not about games anymore.

Then it says they will continue to make excellent games, that overflow with originality and something like that.

Well guys, RE is back, let's hope Capcom does the same for the other big names. It seems like the dark years of the Japanese industry not being up to the west are ending!

EDIT: Sorry, missed the post with the English version.

FelipeMGM · Jan 27, 2017

Jawmuncher said:
I guess. Was just saying that while it's not 4.5 million shipped. The number shipped plus digital sold is probably like 3 million at least.

This 2.5M number prob includes digital sales already.

Its usually means digital sales + copies shipped to retailers

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