You most likely already knew how widespread Leon Kennedy was anyway, however for those who did not, Resident Evil 4 remake’s speedy gross sales will most likely clue you in.
Whereas many of the early mainline entries within the Resident Evil collection are iconic in their very own proper, the one which most individuals are inclined to look again most fondly on is 4. It is most likely as a result of it is manner sillier than earlier entries, however protagonist Leon Kennedy being such a looker will not knock any factors off on the very least. Again in 2023, after the second and third video games receiving some very nicely acquired remakes, 4 lastly bought its personal flip, and now nearly two years on, it looks as if it is promoting very nicely. Earlier right this moment, the official Capcom Dev 1 Twitter account shared that the Resident Evil 4 remake had offered 9 million copies.
Enterprise growth supervisor and creator of Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial Historical past of Resident Evil Alex Aniel shared a bit extra insights into the gross sales determine, noting that it had reached that quantity by December 19, 2024. “That might imply [Resident Evil 4] offered at the least 1 million copies final quarter (October 1 by means of December 31), which might be the sport’s eighth quarter general,” wrote Aniel. “This makes [Resident Evil 4], by far, the quickest promoting [Resident Evil] ever.”
Aniel went on to share another gross sales stats, evaluating varied latest Resi video games of their respective eighth quarters – Village got here in at second, having offered 500,000 copies in its eighth quarter, with Resident Evil 7 coming a bit bit behind it with 400,000 copies in its personal. It is probably not a lot of a shock that Resi 4 has completed so nicely, and I would not be stunned if it turns into the highest vendor ultimately.
Resi 2 remake has that title presently with 14 million copies offered, so with 4 solely 5 million behind in lower than half the period of time, it definitely appears possible. Now we simply have to attend and see what’s subsequent for the collection! Code Veronica remake anybody?
