Resident Evil 5 establishes itself  as Capcom’s biggest and most prosperous title thus far . Capcom’s First Shipment of “Resident Evil 5” Breaks Four Million Copies! The biggest launch of any title in the series acts as a major boost to Capcom’s performance .

In a press release Capcom has this to say :

“ Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) is proud to announce that the first shipment of “Resident Evil 5,” the newest title in one of Capcom’s most popular series, has shipped more than 4 million copies worldwide.

　“Resident Evil 5” combines powerful visuals only capable on today’s generation of video game consoles with Hollywood’s film-making skills and technology to create a new sense of fear that arises from the contrast between light and darkness. Thanks to the company’s proprietary engine, the MT Framework, Capcom was able to make “Resident Evil 5” a multi-platform title(PLAYSTATION®3/Xbox 360™), giving a vast number of players the opportunity to enjoy the game. Many players’ expectations were raised by playing through the demo, which was downloaded over 4 million times. This all culminated in the largest first shipment of any title for the series to date.

The “Resident Evil” series is extremely popular, having shipped over 40 million copies worldwide since the first title was released in 1996 (as of March 16, 2009). The series paved the pathway for a new genre, Survival Horror, and even after ten years, the “Resident Evil” series is renowned as one of the most popular video game franchises in the world.

  The “Resident Evil” brand has grown increasingly popular outside of the video game industry, acquiring non-video game playing fans for Capcom. The three “Resident Evil” major motion pictures have achieved combined sales of over 300 million dollars, and the CG film, “Resident Evil: Degeneration,” has now shipped over 1.5 million copies.

  As always, Capcom will continue pursuing its “Single Contents Multiple Usage” strategy, in which the company’s large selection of unique properties is also used for movies, animation, publications, cell phone games, merchandise, and various other applications. Basing operations on this strategy creates numerous opportunities to increase profits through expanding the range of customers who enjoy Capcom properties. Capcom will continue to employ this strategy to both maximize the value of its content and achieve more growth in sales and earnings. “

 Resident Evil 5 received positive reviews from various sources despite its few flaws . Metacritic announced aggregate scores of 85 and 86 (out of 100) for Xbox 360 and PS3 respectively based on all the credible reviews on the internet   .

I'm loving the game. Well deserved.

thats awesome, i wish i could enjoy the game as much as everyone else, it's just not my cup of tea.

I'm loving this game.  Hopefully we don't have to wait over 4 years for the next installment.

I was one of those that bought it. I feel special :)

I think the game is pretty good, but I feel a lot of other titles deserved more sales than RE5 :/

I think RE 5 will keep going I think Capcom will ad a lot of DLC for this game.

-_-  Whoo-hoo...they SHIPPED 4 million units.  That doesn't = units SOLD!  It just means that stores were super ambitious about the sales potential of the game.  We'll see what happens over the next month or two.

"-_-  Whoo-hoo...they SHIPPED 4 million units.  That doesn't = units SOLD!  It just means that stores were super ambitious about the sales potential of the game.  We'll see what happens over the next month or two."

"-_-  Whoo-hoo...they SHIPPED 4 million units.  That doesn't = units SOLD!  It just means that stores were super ambitious about the sales potential of the game.  We'll see what happens over the next month or two."

There's a big difference between games shipped and those sold. It's still a good sign anyway.

It's awesome, well deserved!!

"I think RE 5 will keep going I think Capcom will ad a lot of DLC for this game."

"jakob187 said:

"-_-  Whoo-hoo...they SHIPPED 4 million units.  That doesn't = units SOLD!  It just means that stores were super ambitious about the sales potential of the game.  We'll see what happens over the next month or two."

Capcom is getting the money though. 

 Resident Evil 5 was sold out at my local GameStop; I picked up their last copy. Hooray for pre-order!"