'Resident Evil 7' ships over 10 million units, setting a new bar for the series

Capcom announced that Resident Evil 7  shipments surpassed the 10 million mark, setting a new milestone for the series.

A press release from Capcom states that some well-timed sales and hype for Resident Evil Village  helped Resident Evil 7 reach this new peak.

“Capcom worked on strategic pricing for the title through seasonal and event-driven discounts in order to strengthen demand among a wider range of game players,” Capcom said. “Further, in May 2021 when Capcom released the sequel and latest title in the series, Resident Evil Village, it executed promotions to leverage synergies between the two titles such as with the release of a bundle containing both games.”

To clarify, “shipping” does not mean Resident Evil 7 has sold over 10 million units, just that demand for the game is high!

Interestingly, these figures come only a week after Capcom’s President and COO Haruhiro Tsujimoto said  the company wants the PC to be its primary platform. Considering how often Resident Evil 7 is on Steam sales, it’s likely that PC copies make up a good chunk of people playing the game.

It’ll be interesting to see if the growing popularity of the series will help Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City, the new live-action Resident Evil film, be a hit in theaters. 

Fear is contagious. #ResidentEvil: #WelcomeToRaccoonCity, exclusively in movie theaters November 24. Trailer out NOW! pic.twitter.com/RzXXnClZ0P

— Resident Evil (@ResidentEvil) October 7, 2021

Hopefully, this means more survival-horror-centric Resident Evil  games are on the way.

Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.