Capcom CFO Kazuhiko Abe revealed that RE 5 has sold just shy of 5 million copies worldwide. Abe says 4.4 million copies were sold worldwide in March, while a further 500,000+ (Abe says "sales came to as many as 570,000 units") in April has the game at around 4.9 million units sold. Add in any sales made so far during May - which haven't been recorded yet outside of Japan - and it's likely passed 5 million.
Capcom is proud to announce that the first shipment of “Resident Evil 5,” has shipped more than 4 million copies worldwide.
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 bundle features, of course, a red system and wireless controller, as well as a copy of the game. It also includes a black, wired headset, a 120GB hard drive, an exclusive Resident Evil premium theme, and Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix! MSRP is $399.
Over four million gamers worldwide have downloaded the demo for Capcom's upcoming Resident Evil 5 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The survival horror shooter's demo was initially released on December 5th to Xbox 360 owners in Japan, where it was downloaded by over 53 percent of Japanese Xbox Live gold members. Microsoft also made an Xbox 360 trial available in North America and Europe starting January 26th, as part of a one-week platform exclusive.
Xbox 360 owners will be getting an early taste of Capcom's Resident Evil 5 come January 26th, when a one-week timed exclusive demo hits Xbox Live.
The demo, much like the one released late last year in Japan, features two levels from the full game, Assembly Place and Shanty Town, allowing 360 owners to play either alone or with a friend via two-player co-op. In addition to the demo, Capcom is also releasing the high-definition trailer from the 2008 Tokyo Game Show on Xbox Live January 16th.
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