Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 remake is a huge hit. The publisher has confirmed the 2023 game has sold 9 million copies, with some estimates stating this makes it the fastest-selling Resident Evil game of all time.
Industry analyst Alex Aniel said (via SI) that sales at this level make the Resident Evil 4 remake the “by far, the fastest-selling Resident Evil ever.” Capcom announced that the game had cleared 8 million copies as of mid-October 2024, so it appears sales during the holiday helped boost the game beyond 9 million.
Resident Evil 4 (2023) has sold 9 million copies as of December 19, 2024 😮
That would mean RE4 sold at least 1 million copies last quarter (October 1 through December 31), which would be the game’s 8th quarter overall.
This makes RE4, by far, the fastest selling RE ever. https://t.co/S7q7afU8aV— Alex Aniel (@cvxfreak) January 6, 2025
Resident Evil is far and away Capcom’s biggest franchise by sales volume, with total sales exceeding 163 million units. The next closest is Monster Hunter (105 million).
2019’s Resident Evil 2 remains the highest-selling Resident Evil game ever, with 14.5 million copies sold, followed by Resident Evil 7 (14 million), Resident Evil Village (10.5 million), Resident Evil 5 (9.4 million). Resident Evil 6 (9.3 million),and Resident Evil 3 (9.2 million). Capcom’s website that lists all of its best-selling games hasn’t been updated with the latest Resident Evil 4 remake sales–it still shows 8 million sales–but it would rank No. 10 overall with 9 million sales.
The 2005 original Resident Evil 4, meanwhile, sold 2.3 million copies.
