Capcom closes a year of record sales, promising to be broken by several “significant” projects

Resident Evil and Monster Hunter’s parents are convinced to continue their growth this new fiscal year.

Some of the largest Japanese companies in the industry are reporting their financial results these days. One of them is Capcom, which posted record numbers for video game sales in fiscal 2021 and is still on the market. The reasons are varied, but they look at Resident Evil 8: Village and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings by the publisher. of Ruin was released in stores last year. However, they also confirmed that they have had several months. multiple new and related projects.

On the other hand, the publisher’s extensive catalog of offers has maintained its commercial momentum thanks to: sales promotions on digital platforms. In total, Capcom reported that up to 32.6 million copies of video games were sold in the past financial year, representing a total revenue of 110.054 million yen (803.5 million euros), 15.5% more collectibles than in the same period before. But the record will be temporary and the firm hopes to cross this new route.

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With the launches, Resident Evil 8: Village has sold 8.1 million games on this course, and Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin has reached 1.5 million copies. Highlights are also the performance of Monster Hunter Rise, which has been available on PC since January after its premiere on Nintendo Switch, and several years of games like Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and Resident Evil 7 that were untouched by the passage of time. .

Capcom has a few video games on the horizon, and we may have our hands on Exoprimal, an action collaboration with the maker of Dinocrisis. It is hoped that in the coming months, the Japanese company will deliver more news to fulfill its promise to launch several new important projects.