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#Resident Evil & Monster Hunter nonetheless dominate Capcom’s best-sellers record – Destructoid

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Resident Evil & Monster Hunter nonetheless dominate Capcom’s best-sellers record – Destructoid

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Capcom has up to date its “Platinum Record” depicting the veteran studio’s best-selling title titles of all time — And regardless of a number of place swaps, the record’s High 20 stays utterly dominated by two of the writer’s most constant and cherished franchises: Resident Evil and Monster Hunter.

Numerous entries within the premier survival horror franchise take up a complete of seven slots within the High 20, spearheaded by 2017’s Resident Evil 7: Biohazard at No.3, 2019’s Resident Evil 2 at No.4, and 2009’s Resident Evil 5 at No.6. The sequence’ most up-to-date entry, 2021’s Resident Evil Village, sits at No.8 with a powerful 7.4 million complete gross sales.

For a franchise as soon as thought of area of interest, there’s no denying Monster Hunter‘s unimaginable success. The fantasy franchise takes up an incredible 9 slots within the High 20, virtually half of your entire premier league. 2021’s Monster Hunter Rise sits proudly at No.2, whereas Monster Hunter World: Iceborne rocks 10 million gross sales at No.5. After all, 2018’s extremely profitable Monster Hunter World sits at No.1 with a nonetheless bewildering 18.6 million gross sales, cementing its place because the best-selling Capcom launch of all time.

2023 will see the discharge of a number of new Capcom releases, with the extremely anticipated Resident Evil 4 and Avenue Fighter 6 each anticipated to ship gross sales gold for the writer. Each of those titles have the potential to say locations throughout the Platinum Record in time — with Capcom already anticipating the nostalgic love for Resident Evil 4 to make sure last-minute success for the fiscal yr. Regardless, Capcom is on a roll and It will likely be attention-grabbing to see the lay of the land for the studio as Gen 9 continues.

The High 20 of Capcom’s Platinum Titles record is as follows:

1. Monster Hunter: World (2018) 18.6m

2. Monster Hunter Rise (2021) 11.7m

3. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) 11.7m

4. Resident Evil 2 (2019) 11.2m

5. Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (2019) 10m

6. Resident Evil 5 (2009) 8.6m

7. Resident Evil 6 (2012) 8.6m

8. Resident Evil Village (2021) 7.4m

9. Avenue Fighter V (2016) 7.0m

10. Satan Might Cry V (2019) 6.5m

11. Resident Evil 3 (2020) 4.6m