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[LordBaztion]

Better start discounting the game, then

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Where could they have possibly gotten that number from?

Square Enix.

 

[NightShift]

In a month? Certainly possible considering that I'm sure the game will be very well received.

In a day? You're insane. RE6 soured the brand and people are going to be cautious with the change in gameplay and tone.

 

[Upinsmoke]

I think the game will be too scary to sell that many. Certainly in VR I don't expect many sells, just too intense

 

[SomTervo]

GTA V, on it's first day, sold eleven million copies. I don't think RE is a big enough franchise to warrant four million.

God that's still mind boggling

 

[Memento]

4 million day 1 is a ridiculous expectation, come on Capcom...

 

[Sesha]

Do people just read the title? Nowhere in the actual article does it say Capcom is targeting 4m day one sales.

There is even a direct quote:

“Ideally, we’d love to sell 4m on Day One globally. That would be great."

"We'd love to..." "...would be great"

He goes on to say that they think they can sell 4m based on pre-order numbers, and they're aiming to achieve that. Yes, they're probably not going to get there. But it's not the official target. The official sales projection is 4m by March 31, 2017.

 

[Dancing Queen]

It is RE after all and the first in a decade to really get the original RE vibe.

????

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

The Capcpom BoD in their natural environment that is chug-a-lugging that Stupid Juice.

 

[ArkkAngel007]

Do people just read the title? Nowhere in the actual article does it say Capcom is targeting 4m day one sales.

There is even a direct quote:

“Ideally, we’d love to sell 4m on Day One globally. That would be great."

"We'd love to..." "...would be great"

He goes on to say that they think they can sell 4m based on pre-order numbers, and they're aiming to achieve that. Yes, they're probably not going to get there. But it's not the official target. The official sales projection is 4m by March 31, 2017.

Of course most are just going in based off the thread title. Especially if it supports the garbage attitude they want to push.

Anyway, by March that's entirely possible if they crank up the marketing alongside the movie (Anderson one; doubt many give a shit about the animated one) marketing. Good reviews may even tip it past that to RE5/6/2 numbers.

 

[Black Republican]

pass the dutch

 

[The Last Wizard]

And I want a Dragon's Dogma sequel and western MH ports that don't take years, but here we are.

I like you.

 

[farisr]

.

 

[Shifty1897]

You can't hurt your franchise with a bad game then expect a good sequel to matter. This feels like SE with Final Fantasy XV. From what I hear, RE7 is going to be really, really good. If it is, RE8 should sell very well.

 

[SafeinSound]

Good luck with that.

Literally word for word what popped into my head.

 

[sixteen-bit]

It's nice to want things.

 

[kewlmyc]

Yeah, that's not happening. Maybe over it's lifespan but not day one.

 

[ethomaz]

????

What is your question?

 

[Peroroncino]

I believe this will reach the target.

It is RE after all and the first in a decade to really get the original RE vibe.

Fans are starving.

Maybe it will, but I doubt it'll do so day 1, I consider myself a fan, however I'm pretty disappointed with the direction of REVII and it's gonna be the first time I'll skip a RE game.

 

[tsab]

I wish them all the best though

 

[speedomodel]

 

[Garlador]

Do people just read the title? Nowhere in the actual article does it say Capcom is targeting 4m day one sales.

There is even a direct quote:

“Ideally, we’d love to sell 4m on Day One globally. That would be great."

"We'd love to..." "...would be great"

He goes on to say that they think they can sell 4m based on pre-order numbers, and they're aiming to achieve that. Yes, they're probably not going to get there. But it's not the official target. The official sales projection is 4m by March 31, 2017.

Reading is hard.

 

[EmiPrime]

This tells me they're going to massively overship and the price will drop like a stone. No reason for me to buy on day one.

 

[Tecnniqe]

I want to say:

But I feel like:

 

[TGO]

If it was Resident Evil 2 and a return to form
But with the new direction?
They'll be lucky if that was the lifetime sales.

 

[Brhoom]

Put Resident Evil 2 reamke demo in there, bundle it with PS4 Pro, and I think you have a chance.

 

[MillionStabs]

God damn Capcom, you do this every game.

RE7 isn't FFXV

 

[Rizzi]

Best of luck with that goal.

 

[Zukkoyaki]

During the summer they were targeting 4 million SHIPPED by the end of the fiscal year which was refreshingly realistic for Capcom. But 4 million day one? That is an outrageous number.

Though I wonder if the wording was just poor and they mean 4 million copies shipped to stores/digital day one. That's high but possible in my opinion... But they probably mean sold-through.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

something something the japanese market is hungry for horror....

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

 

[sdornan]

I guess they forgot that RE6 was terrible.

 

[Confused Cheeseburger]

pass the dutch

most logical conclusion.

 

[Mooreberg]

This sounds like something Namco would say seven years ago. Best of luck, fellas.

 

[Sesha]

During the summer they were targeting 4 million SHIPPED by the end of the fiscal year which was refreshingly realistic for Capcom. But 4 million day one? That is an outrageous number.

Though I wonder if the wording was just poor and they mean 4 million copies shipped to stores/digital day one. That's high but possible in my opinion... But they probably mean sold-through.

The first was the official target. This is what they hope/would like it to do. It's the same as when Tabata saying they wanted FFXV to sell 10m.

 

[gconsole]

Wow at people in this thread. They don't even read the content.
I know you hate RE7 direction and want to shit on it as much as you can but come on, it's no GTA but it's still freaking RE, it will sell.

 

[Icolin]

That sounds incredibly optimistic. It doesn't even feel like the game is out soon. Did Capcom forget how to properly market a game this gen or something?

Judging from the lacklustre minute long trailer repurposing already seen footage at the last major conference prior to RE7's release, I'd say so.

 

[Boke1879]

I can see them shipping 4 million but I wouldn't be shocked if this did those numbers. Coming out on 3 platforms. It's got the community very excited, and a lot of what we've seen is pretty good. People love the vibe of it. It'll have to review well but I'm thinking works of mouth will help it a lot.

 

[DR2K]

Nice to want things. Doubt they'll lose any money on this low budget game.

 

[Euron]

"RE7 major sales disappointment, sells only 3 million copies Day 1"

This is what's wrong with the industry

 

[ArkkAngel007]

Can we get a title change to Capcom Targets 4 m Sales for RE7 by March 2017, or something else more accurate?

 

[The Last One]

Oh boy... I don't get this Capcom's expectations. Hope everything works out for them because RE 7 looks fucking amaznig.

 

[MUnited83]

If there's one thing Capcom needs with their current financial situation, is wildly unrealistic sales expectations.

 

[Shifty1897]

Polygon played a third of the game and had a lot of nice things to say about it.

 

[Skeeter49]

As long as we don't live in any type of world where 7 doesn't do better than 6, then everything's alright.

 

[Tohsaka]

I'll be one of those sales, I can't see them hitting that target though.

 

[.Anema]

4M? WTF Capcom hahahahaha, on day 1 they will sell less than 300k for sure.

 

[Jingo]

Maybe they have the pre orders numbers? People keep pre ordering so maybe its those numbers..

 

[The Last One]

4M? WTF Capcom hahahahaha, on day 1 they will sell less than 300k for sure.

Worldwide? No way, it'll be more than that.

 

[Jay Sosa]

Talk about realistic expectations.