Capcom Shipped 3 Million Units of Resident Evil 2 in First Week

Capcom’s remake of Resident Evil 2 released on January 25th, and the game is already off to an impressive start, having sold 3 million copies, globally, for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. For the sake of comparison, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard sold 2.5 million copies in its first week of release and later reached a cumulative of 6 million units sold. Capcom says it’s expecting similar success with the Resident Evil 2 remake.

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Originally released in 1998 for PlayStation, Resident Evil 2 achieved cumulative sales of 4.96 units, making it the fourth best-selling game in the long-running franchise. The remake was built from the ground-up, and offers a fresh take on this classic, survival horror game for old and new fans alike.

What’s more, long before it was even released, Capcom was confident that the Resident Evil 2 remake would sell incredibly well. Last summer during an investor Q&A, the company revealed it was confident that Resident Evil 2 would reach the “million-seller class of titles”. They also teased the possibility developing more remakes from their library of titles.

Resident Evil 2 is now available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.

Tori is originally from Rapture but now she lives in Chicago. She enjoys open world RPGs, a good narrative-driven game, and is probably the only person still watching The Walking Dead.

Tori Morrow

Tori is originally from Rapture but now she lives in Chicago. She enjoys open world RPGs, a good narrative-driven game, and is probably the only person still watching The Walking Dead.