The “new era” of Resident Evil is consolidated with extreme popularity among the community. Since 2017, with the release of the seventh game, more than 80 million copies have been sold — around 53% of the entire franchise.
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These statistics were removed following an update to Platinum titles on Capcom’s official page. Over the past seven years, the remake of the second game has been leading with 13.6 million units sold, followed by RE7 with 13 million.
In terms of equivalence, from 1996 to 2016, 72 million units were sold. Since then, 82 million copies have reached fans, covering RE7, Village, RE2 Remake, RE3 Remake, RE4 Remake, Resistance, ReVerse and the previous catalog.
Overall, Resident Evil is second only to Monster Hunter, considering the individual titles. In Capcom’s history, Monster Hunter World and MH Rise appear, respectively, in first and second place, with 19.6 million and 14.2 million.
Resident Evil creator should retire from horror games
Shinji Mikami, legendary creator of the Resident Evil franchise, should no longer work on horror games. According to him, a new studio was founded to move away from the genre and focus on smaller budget projects. Click here to learn more.
