Capcom did not wait long before commenting on the commercial launch of the Resident Evil 3 remake. Released on April 3, the title staging Jill Valentine and the Nemesis sold 2 million copies in five days on PC , PS4 and Xbox One.
A figure which takes into account the physical copies distributed and the sales in download. Capcom specifies in its communicated than digital versions represent nearly 50% of sales, and points out that the demo of the game and the open beta of the multiplayer mode Resident Evil Resistance “generated attention and a strong reception from the fans”. Released in 1999 on PlayStation, then later ported to Dreamcast, Gamecube and PC, the original game had ended its career with more than 3.5 million sales.
The Japanese publisher takes the opportunity to do update on the sales of the remake of Resident Evil 2, which has exceeded 6.5 million copies delivered since its release on January 25, 2019 (compared to 5.8 million as of December 31, 2019). He recalled started with 3 million copies sold in three days, and appears today as the fifth best selling in Capcom history. This strategy of revisiting the classics of the franchise should continue with a remake of Resident Evil 4, which is currently in development and aims to be released in 2022.
Through Clementoss, Editing jeuxvideo.com
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