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ethomaz
Banned
They are "firm" not happy... both did way less than Capcom projected.
The comments are way different for RE7... it is doing better than projections.
That didn't change the sales declive is really awful in Japan.
Just looked up the FW sales of 4-6.
3 GC Biohazard 4 Capcom 142,025 new
1. PS2 Biohazard 4 - Capcom - 243,000
01. [PS3] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) 319,000 / NEW
01./00. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) - 634.933 / NEW
05./00. [360] Resident Evil 6 <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) - 41.652 / NEW
3 GC Biohazard 4 Capcom 142,025 new
1. PS2 Biohazard 4 - Capcom - 243,000
01. [PS3] Resident Evil 5 (Capcom) 319,000 / NEW
01./00. [PS3] Resident Evil 6 <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) - 634.933 / NEW
05./00. [360] Resident Evil 6 <ADV> (Capcom) {2012.10.04} (¥7.990) - 41.652 / NEW
Where did you see it's doing better that projections?
The Last One
Member
Will Ps4 surpasses Vita LTD this year?
We have to wait until March for that. What if they can only ship 500k the rest of the quarter. That would mean 1 million less than expected.
yeah, it's not surprising, because:
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/resident-evil-6-boasts-600-developers/1100-6349247/
ethomaz
Banned
They projected 2m shipment first day and 4m for FY... they did 2.5m first day.
That is true bur for now they are happy with the sales.
2m first day. First time I hear this. Still 4m is the target.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
The word with DR4 was firm and SFV while having lows sales seems to be big with the FGC.
RE6 was a bloated game with a ridiculous dev team size and poorly received. RE7 sales will be less but I bet production wasn't nearly as big, costs were down and the reception has been great.
MS money and Sony money. Why wouldn't they happy?
even more, Dead Rising 4 was published by Microsoft Studios, not Capcom.
Just for Capcom to go bankrupt and Nintendo buy all its IPs, making Monster Hunter a Nintendo exclusive forever. I see where you're coming from.
Same here. Hoping to pickup RE7 in March after Nioh, Horizon, and Nier.
Bomb, bomb hard, and bombadoopeedoo.
But I hope the opposite for those 3 games.
This is what happens when you try to return to the "roots" of a series no one wants to return to, and do "innovative" things like introduce a new character with no ties to the series mythology.
Here's a wake up call to Capcom - People don't buy Resident Evil to be scared, they buy it to play as Chris Redfield, punch boulders, and shoot armies of zombies. More shooting, less scaring.
Get it right with Resident Evil 8 and you might have a change of salvaging the franchise.
Here's a wake up call to Capcom - People don't buy Resident Evil to be scared, they buy it to play as Chris Redfield, punch boulders, and shoot armies of zombies. More shooting, less scaring.
Get it right with Resident Evil 8 and you might have a change of salvaging the franchise.
I mean, at least they made a game that doesn't suck?
ethomaz
Banned
If RE7 reaches 4 million at March 31st Capcom will use the same baseline for RE8... btw I was checking and over 4.2 million already reaches TOP5 in Capcom best sellers.
But they won't because horror doesn't sell. No one wants to be scared. Less scare more shoot. Bang bang bang. I don't want to play Resident Jump Scare, I want to play Resident Zombie Massacre.
Interfectum
Member
Yeah shame on Capcom for taking a risk and making a good Resident Evil game for a change.
You say "good", I say "irresponsible". As a corporate entity existing only to produce entertainment products for the mass market, Capcom has a duty to their fans and their shareholders. They must make what people want, not what no one asked for. I'm glad this tanked in the land of the rising sun.
LordOfLore
Banned
Does someone have any numbers on how well the Mass Effect games(and Dragon Age if you have them) did in Japan? Trying to figure out how well Andromeda might do.
DriftingSpirit
Member
Those PS4 sales are looking solid.
RE7 will be fine with the rest of the world supporting it.
RE7 will be fine with the rest of the world supporting it.
Ohhhhh I missed the sarcasm... pretty good @duckroll you got me
I'm not being sarcastic. I hate horror.
Interfectum
Member
It'll do well worldwide making Japan sales even more irrelevant. I'm sure you'll get some gacha RE game on mobile at some point so you and the shareholders are happy.
ethomaz
Banned
Ohhhhh you...I'm not being sarcastic. I hate horror.
I remember playing the original trilogy in friend's houses and going back to home alone at 10pm at 12 years old... I was scare about everything walking in the middle of the way thinking that a Tyrant will jump from the wall or trees lol
encephalon
Member
I wonder how a third person title with the ability for Capcom to advertise easily visible, attractive action hero RE characters would have performed.
Resident Evil becoming "niche" in Japan (Worldwide too, just waiting for concrete numbers) with this direction was to be expected.
First person, too scary in a disgusting kind of way, no lovable characters.
If RE8 follows the same path, sales will go down. RE7 used the concept quite fully already.
First person, too scary in a disgusting kind of way, no lovable characters.
If RE8 follows the same path, sales will go down. RE7 used the concept quite fully already.
https://steamspy.com/app/418370
It's been out for over a week and it doesn't even have 300k in sales on Steam. So much for doing well worldwide.
https://steamspy.com/app/379720
DOOM has over 1.5 million in sales on Steam. If Capcom didn't fuck the series up and made RE7 an action game like DOOM, I'm sure it would have sold much more by now.
It's been out for over a week and it doesn't even have 300k in sales on Steam. So much for doing well worldwide.
https://steamspy.com/app/379720
DOOM has over 1.5 million in sales on Steam. If Capcom didn't fuck the series up and made RE7 an action game like DOOM, I'm sure it would have sold much more by now.
I can't tell what you really think lol
re7 under performed but glad to see ps4 still doing well
seems kinda premature looking at sales just from japan. if it hits the 4m target by end of march then along with positive critical reception i think capcom will be happy and they can expand on this game for the next entry. obviously that is a big if....
had my doubts about this being a troll comment lol but the point still stands for some of the others comments
seems kinda premature looking at sales just from japan. if it hits the 4m target by end of march then along with positive critical reception i think capcom will be happy and they can expand on this game for the next entry. obviously that is a big if....
had my doubts about this being a troll comment lol but the point still stands for some of the others comments
The Horror the horror
Banned
Kind of like Sony and old Squaresoft after Spirits Within.
Well I hope it doesn't. I need my action. RE7 was a betrayal.
Interfectum
Member
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2017/videogames/
Resident Evil 7 dominating 2017 besides Zelda. If only Gravity Rush 2 were a first person horror game it would have sold much more by now.
DR2K
Banned
Makes you wonder how the game would have done if it were a new IP.
If it were a $20 PSN card then that shit would be lit.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2017/videogames/
Resident Evil 7 dominating 2017 besides Zelda. If only Gravity Rush 2 were a first person horror game it would have sold much more by now.
If it were a $20 PSN card then that shit would be lit.
New interesting first person approach for RE7 was the right move since they got the critical reception the series needed after the lackluster RE6. If they offer the traditional 3rd Person experience RE fans expect with RE2Remake everything should workout fine.
I don't think it will do that bad, that's a Dead Rising 4 level bomb.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
I am surprised.
If you think it will reach sales of RE5 and 6 good luck.