Resident Evil 5 shipments pass 5 Million

[Jill's Boob]

^I don't know, but I bet it'll cause them to rethink their lenghty timeframe in releasing RE6.

Isn't the RE franchise now Capcom's biggest cash cow?

This news saddens me greatly.

Then go play Sims 3 with your very own Jill Valentine Sim.

What's wrong with the RE franchise having success?

[Darkmoon]

I believe it's because, with the success of the more action orientated games, we're bound to get them more and more actiony and less and less horror.

[Jill's Boob]

Well, the series started its direction toward "more actiony" with RE3 and RECV. RE4 was the dagger in the back to the classic feel.

I love the classic gameplay, but it didn't exactly get the life support it needed with the poor RE0 (which was also victim to only being on Gamecube, but that does not excuse what is possibly the weakest entry in the series).

Still, the RE franchise having high sales (and thus popularity) gives hope to eventually having another classic RE game released, as opposed to wishing the series fail because you completely abhor the new game mechanic.

Like the new style or not (or just accept it) - there's no denying that RE5 is a fine game compared to the multitude of garbage released on each system.

So for that alone, I am glad the title is selling well and keeping the franchise relevant.

[Pikminister]

Well if they are going to start to bundle together the sales numbers of all the versions of RE5, then what the heck... let's see how much the versions of Resident Evil 1 sold, shall we?

*looks up numbers at Capcom IR for every RE1 game (INCLUDING the 2002 REmake)*

Well, well... it seems that RE5 still has a lot of catching up to do.

All versions of RE1 have sold a grand total of:

5,930,000 units.

And that's not counting the upcoming sales numbers of REmake on the Wii. It should help RE1 cross into the 6 million mark no doubt.

[missvalentine]

I believe it's because, with the success of the more action orientated games, we're bound to get them more and more actiony and less and less horror.

This is exactly why I'm saddened.

This means even more shitty action style RE games like RE4/5.

I would rather RE5 have floundered and died and got barely any sales that it being a success. Why? Because then capcom will abandon the current formula which i hate so much, and hopefully go back to horror and zombies at least. Because you know Zombies and horror seem to be regaining in popularity right now, What with Nazi Zombies, and the ton of new Survival Horror games coming out now.

[Darkmoon]

That wouldn't happen. If RE5 failed they'd likely see how Darkside Chronicles and the Wii ports did, and see how this PSP game does if it gets past the first few moments. And if none of them worked they'd dedide the series had been milked dry, drop the priority or just shelves it altogether.

The older style games are gone and not comming. This is not automatically a bad thing, however, as it is more than possible that Capcom can make the newer versions scary with some tweaks. The comments made during Darkside's development has revealed that Capcom both knows and cares that the games have gotten less scary and they're trying to tackle that issue.

[missvalentine]

That wouldn't happen. If RE5 failed they'd likely see how Darkside Chronicles and the Wii ports did, and see how this PSP game does if it gets past the first few moments. And if none of them worked they'd dedide the series had been milked dry, drop the priority or just shelves it altogether.

The older style games are gone and not comming. This is not automatically a bad thing, however, as it is more than possible that Capcom can make the newer versions scary with some tweaks. The comments made during Darkside's development has revealed that Capcom both knows and cares that the games have gotten less scary and they're trying to tackle that issue.

I think there's a small chance of them doing classic games on the PSP.

But if RE5 had failed because it was to actiony, capcom may have altered the new style a bit, they might have changed it to be more like Dead Space or Silent Hill or something, they would have made it somewhat closer to the classics anyway.

Because i assume they listen to feedback, and if RE5 had gotten almost no sales and all the reviews said that it was to actiony and that we want more horror, then capcom is sure to make horror again. Right?

[Darkmoon]

Not if it was a massive flop, no. If it just failed they're more likely to shelves the series, or downgrade it to a less important role within the company.

As it is, combined with Capcom's acknowladgments as to the lack of horror and the need to get it back into the series, I see this as a success.

[Yzak]

Yeah uh if the main title games started doing bad, there would be no more RE in general. As much as I am sure they appreciate what the oldschool fans like, myself being one of them, you have to look at the reality of it. They are not kindhearted souls who will make games just for us in the way we like it if said games will lose them more money than gain it.

[Jill's Boob]

I would rather RE5 have floundered and died and got barely any sales that it being a success. Why? Because then capcom will abandon the current formula which i hate so much, and hopefully go back to horror and zombies at least.

But if RE5 had failed because it was to actiony, capcom may have altered the new style a bit, they might have changed it to be more like Dead Space or Silent Hill or something, they would have made it somewhat closer to the classics anyway.

Because i assume they listen to feedback, and if RE5 had gotten almost no sales and all the reviews said that it was to actiony and that we want more horror, then capcom is sure to make horror again. Right?

Deductive reasoning at its finest. Your loquacious eloquence once again is supported by brilliant supportive logic.



Seeing as the RE franchise was stagnating greatly prior to the arrival of the questionable (yet immensely popular) new gameplay mechanic in RE4, your thought process couldn't be more wrong.

The failure of RE5 would have more than likely been the death knell of the franchise. Or at least severely cut back the frequency of RE releases.

You think a failure of RE5 would mean that Capcom would revert to the archaic RE formula? The formula which has lost popularity due to the current consumer trend of favoring "smooth, responsive" controls, as opposed to tank controls?

Get real.

The last RE entry with "classic" gameplay was RE0. That is a title released 7 years ago, yet has amassed a whopping sales total of 1.25 million copies. From a franchise that has sold 40 million games worldwide. RE0 sold barely above REUC (1.2 million) and less than RE4 Wii (1.5 million).

The classic gameplay is a dying breed, despite how there is still a fan base that pines for it.

And the only way that there would remain a possibility for another classic-style game to be released would be for the franchise to experience a renaissance, which it has in the form of the success of RE4 and RE5.

Yet here you are, using your Jill-addled brain to wish failure on RE5 (and thus, the franchise) in order to satisfy your own desire to play another "classic" RE game (starring Jill, no doubt) despite common sense indicating that another title would not be possible if the series hadn't experienced success from the recent, more action oriented titles.

As Excella would say, "Bravo."

EDIT: Hilarious...you want RE5 to fail, so a newer RE game can be like "Dead Space" (which is largely derived from the RE4/5 gameplay mechanic you denounce) or "Silent Hill." Yes, lets go ahead and change RE to be just like SH, even though there is already an established SH franchise (not to mention knock-offs of it). If you want to play a SH game, why not play one of those instead of an RE game? Again, your logic makes no sense...

Honestly, wishing failure upon the RE franchise. Are you an RE fan, or just a fan of Jill Valentine and RE3?

[Mr_Zombie]

Well, seeing how SH: Homecoming and SH:0 (and even previous titles, made by Team Silent) sold, I don't think Capcom would ever like to turn RE into something like Silent Hill.

And if RE5 failed I doubt Capcom would just reboot the series again or return to the classic gameplay. As Jill's Boob had said - even RE4 Wii, the fourth version of RE4, sold better than RE0, REmake or even Code Veronica X (PS2 version).
Failure of RE5 would only mean, that there's something wrong with the game, not the direction the series took, because the previous game - RE4 - sold over 5mln copies.

[missvalentine]

Seeing as the RE franchise was stagnating greatly prior to the arrival of the questionable (yet immensely popular) new gameplay mechanic in RE4, your thought process couldn't be more wrong.

The failure of RE5 would have more than likely been the death knell of the franchise. Or at least severely cut back the frequency of RE releases.

You think a failure of RE5 would mean that Capcom would revert to the archaic RE formula? The formula which has lost popularity due to the current consumer trend of favoring "smooth, responsive" controls, as opposed to tank controls?

Well, i would like to see RE die more than see Gear of War renamed Resident Evil.

And no i do not think that capcom would go back to the classic style. were did i state that anywhere?

What i said was they may change there formula. Meaning they may scrap the action focus, and start focusing a little more on the horror aspect of the games. Since that what everybody wants, they want RE to be scary. I do not think that they would scrap the entire series so quickly, it's there biggest series, they would figure out what was wrong with RE5, and make RE6 completely different. It would not be another classic game, but it would be closer to what the classic games were about than how RE is now. Namely Horror may be the focus hopefully.

Yet here you are, using your Jill-addled brain to wish failure on RE5 (and thus, the franchise) in order to satisfy your own desire to play another "classic" RE game (starring Jill, no doubt) despite common sense indicating that another title would not be possible if the series hadn't experienced success from the recent, more action oriented titles.

"Jill-addled brain"? Tell me, when was the last time i had several long posts exclusively about Jill? Because i can't remember.

BTW did you somehow forget our argument about Rebecca being the main character of the next classic game?

EDIT: Hilarious...you want RE5 to fail, so a newer RE game can be like "Dead Space" (which is largely derived from the RE4/5 gameplay mechanic you denounce) or "Silent Hill." Yes, lets go ahead and change RE to be just like SH, even though there is already an established SH franchise (not to mention knock-offs of it). If you want to play a SH game, why not play one of those instead of an RE game? Again, your logic makes no sense...

Did i say i wanted it to be an exact clones of SH, or Dead Space? No! So don't say i did. I was using those two reasonably successful recent survival horror game as examples of how RE could stay in a similar style that it is in now, but still have a gameplay focus on horror and not action. That way at least classic fans will enjoy it more.

Survival Horror can very well survive today, look at Alan Wake, a new upcoming horror game on the 360, it looks great and quite scary. RE is the only horror game that seems to have no idea how to be scary or just plan doesn't want to.

And if RE5 had failed and people had hated on it's lack of horror, there is a chance capcom may have gone and tried to improve RE and bring it back to it's roots yet retaining what it is now at the same time to a certain degree.

[Ermac83]

I am glad that Capcom's RE series is doing well. I gues capcom is on a roll now. Their other games are also doing pretty damn well - DMC4, SF4, and SF 2 turbo HD remix. I am happy because that means more sequels.

I think part of RE5's success is due to the game being the first next gen RE. People want to check it out, even those who are not fans, very much like SF4.

[misstvirus]

Congrats Capcom and Resident Evil ^__^

[Itchy...Munch!]

Good job capcom sold enough RE5's, seeing as bionic commando sold just 27,000 copies and was predicted to ship 1.5 mil.