Resident Evil 4 remake sales are off to a strong start, as the enhanced survival horror game soars past a significant milestone only two days after launch. Capcom announced Leon’s grim trek through Spain sold more than 3 million copies during its release weekend. It also smashed the series’ record for concurrent players during the same period, with nearly 200,000 players suplexing cultists at one point.
For context, data Capcom shared in 2020 shows the original Resident Evil 4 on Nintendo Gamecube only sold 1.4 million copies in its lifetime, while the Wii version and PS2 version sold 2 million and 2.3 million, respectively.
“Resident Evil 4 is a remake of the original 2005 title,” Capcom said in its announcement. “In addition to reworking the story and modernizing the game feel, the 2023 release will provide both fans of the series and newcomers alike with a fresh gameplay experience, featuring highly immersive visuals. Along with securing high scores on online review sites, the title garnered praise and attention following the release of the Chainsaw Demo, in which players could enjoy the opening of the game, resulting in worldwide sales of the title surpassing 3 million units in the first two days after the game’s release.”
Resident Evil 4 remake’s sales push the series’ grand sales total to 135 million since the first game launched in 1996.
Leon’s journey isn’t over just yet. Mercenaries mode will launch as free DLC on April 7, 2023, and there’s strong evidence pointing to Ada Wong’s Separate Ways campaign coming to the game at a later date too.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
