Gamezine: First day sales of Resident Evil 5 are in from Japan. The game sold four times as much on the PlayStation 3. According to Ameblo.jp Resident Evil 5 sold 278,000 on its first day in Japan. What's more incredible is that Resident Evil 5 has beaten launch day sales of Resident Evil 4. The game sold 117,000 copies on the Gamecube in January 2005 and 145,000 copies on the PlayStation 2 in December 2005.
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The official japanese site alive and raving. Features screenshots, wallpapers and both the E3 and Media Summit trailers.
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TalkPlayStation.com writes:"From what we've seen in the trailers and videos from E3, you can't shoot while running in Resident Evil 5. Resident Evil 4 has this same problem and quite a lot of people complained about it. The stop and shoot mechanic is back. We contacted Capcom regarding this issue and they sent a quick response back"
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Full year revenues for Capcom were ¥83 billion, up 11 percent from the previous year's nearly ¥74.5 billion. Net income also saw an uptick, as the publisher wound up netting ¥7.8 billion for the year, up 33 percent from the prior year's ¥5.9 billion.
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"Capcom has broken away from many survival horror conventions it pioneered. The creepy suspense of earlier games has been replaced with action-packed intensity that will instantly appeal to some & disappoint others. As an action game, RE5 is a success, there’s a wealth of replayability through item collection, upgrades, score chasing & unlockable Mercenaries mode. But this is no gentle nudge to the formula of previous RE games; it’s an evolution. If you can accept that, you just might love RE5."
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When the first trailer for Resident Evil 5 showed a white protaganist killing hordes of savage black people, some sections of the press and blogosphere accused the game of being racist. Producer Jun Takeuchi insists that a new movie showing more ethnically diverse foes and protagonists was not a change made in response to the criticism.
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Japan’s Famitsu magazine recently conducted a video interview with Jun Takeuchi, the producer of Resident Evil 5, and we now have the video complete with English subs for your viewing pleasure! In addition to the interview, the video include a brief introduction into the history of the Resident Evil series, many first-ever shots of actual gameplay, and also includes some behind the scenes development sneak peeks.
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The new content allows players to experience Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine's assault on Ozwell Spencer's horror-filled castle, an event that took place three years prior to Resident Evil 5 and constitutes a major plot point for the zombie-shooting game.
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The official Capcom blog announced today that extra content included in the upcoming Japanese release of "Resident Evil 5 Alternative Edition," will be available in North America and Europe as downloadable content for the Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Jun Takeuchi discusses the next installment in the survival horror series, explains the African setting and team's approach to combat, lighting effects.
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