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Resident Evil
Franchise · Gaming
Resident Evil is Capcom's crown jewel and the case study in how remakes became a business model: the 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake has now outsold every original entry, proving nostalgia re-engineered for modern hardware can beat new IP.
By the numbers
160M+Franchise units soldThe Resident Evil series has surpassed 160 million cumulative units worldwide, Capcom's best-selling franchise and the top-selling16.8MBest-selling entry (RE2 remake)The 2019 Resident Evil 2 remake reached 16.8 million units by the end of 2025, overtaking Resident Evil 5 as the franchise's best-
In the news
Resident Evil Requiem Producer Masachika Kawata Thinks That Remakes Are ‘Just As Important as the Mainline Titles’in.ign.com · Aug 10, 2026'I Would Die Inside' — Obsession Star Inde Navarrette Wants to Voice a Resident Evil CharacterIGN · Aug 7, 2026Onimusha: Way of the Sword’s Switch 2 port marks a return to the Wii eraPolygon.com · Aug 6, 2026Death of Physical Games Will Not Have a 'Significant Impact' On Sales, Resident Evil Publisher Capcom SaysIGN · Aug 6, 2026Capcom hopes Resident Evil Veronica follows Requiem's lead in sparking interest in the wider horror seriesGamesRadar+ · Aug 6, 2026'That Statue is Not Gonna Be Safe' — Capcom Is Making a Life-Sized Leon Kennedy Sculpture for Resident Evil’s 30th Anniversary, and of Course the Internet Is Being Totally Normal AIGN · Aug 4, 2026
The company behind Resident Evil
CapcomTYO:9697 · Capcom is a good read on how long-running game worlds keep producing sales, streams, and fandom years after launch.How attention becomes money
1 — Discover the surface
2 — Use the platform repeatedly
3 — Follow the community or creator loop
4 — Spend, subscribe, or transact
5 — Keep coming back
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