Resident Evil 7 is now the game best-selling in the history of the franchise

The Japanese editor of videogames Capcom has recently revealed that the launch of 2017 of RESIDENT EVIL 7: Biological risk now has become the best-selling entry in the history of the Resident Evil franchise. The game, which was presented as a soft reboot of the resident evil series as a whole, was the first title of the saga that took place from the first person s perspective. And although this change of point of view seemed controversial at that time, clearly, the fans were more than happy with the change given how well it has worked.

In total, Capcom revealed that RESIDENT EVIL 7 has now exceeded 10 million copies sold in general on all platforms. Capcom explained that this milestone was reached in part due to the continued success of the game with regard to digital sales. Thanks to the continuous promotions and discounts that have participated since its first launch in 2017, Capcom says that the title could continue to sell at a rapid pace, taking it to this total of 10 million. As a whole, resident evil 7 is now the second best-selling game in the history of Capcom, only behind the monster Hunter World .

We could not have reached this goal without our incredible fans! Thanks to the Resident Evil family. pic.twitter.com/s0dji1ckq1.

• Capcom Dev 1 (@ dev1 official) October 8, 2021

The other thing that helped resident evil 7 achieve this sales milestone for Capcom came with the launch of RESIDENT EVIL VILLAGE . In the period prior to the launch of pueblo earlier this year, Capcom said it could sell even more copies of re7 to fans who were clearly trying to catch up with the series. In addition, in May 2021, when Capcom launched the sequel and the last title of the series, resident evil Village , executed promotions to take advantage of the synergies between the two titles, as with the launch of a package that contains both games , said Capcom In a new message on your website. «CAPCOM was successful with these promotions, achieving long-term sales greater than 1 million units in each fiscal year since the launch of RESIDENT EVIL 7: Biological risk, which leads to the game to be the first of the series to overcome the 10 Millions of shipments accumulated around the world .

How do you feel like seeing RESIDENT EVIL 7 Is it still a success for Capcom? Have you played the game for yourself in recent years? Let me know in the comments or contact me on Twitter in @ mooreman12.