{"id":1561858,"date":"2026-04-24T21:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mMgHengwXeHADgXfH4rKYS"},"modified":"2026-04-24T21:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T21:03:12","slug":"resident-evil-requiem-has-sold-7-million-copies-in-2-months-a-milestone-that-took-the-re4-remake-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/resident-evil-requiem-has-sold-7-million-copies-in-2-months-a-milestone-that-took-the-re4-remake-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil Requiem has sold 7 million copies in 2 months\u2014a milestone that took the RE4 remake a year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you needed any further proof of the terrifying cultural potency of Leon S. Kennedy, here it is: Resident Evil Requiem has sold over 7 million copies in just under two months. The latest in a string of Capcom sales successes, the milestone makes Requiem the fastest-selling Resident Evil game to date.<\/p>\n

While Capcom hasn’t circulated a press release officially confirming the figure, the milestone was shared on game director Koshi Nakanishi’s Instagram<\/a> (via Twisted Voxel<\/a>), where he posted a photo of Capcom staff honoring the achievement with a pair of celebratory Resident Evil-themed cakes.<\/p>\n

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Capcom also hasn’t circulated a press release confirming the quality of the cakes, but we can presume they were delightful.<\/p>\n

Resident Evil has already been setting series sales records for years: In 2021, Resident Evil Village sold 3 million copies in four days<\/a>. In 2023, the RE4 remake smashed that success by selling the same amount in half the time<\/a>. By selling 7 million copies since its February 26 launch, however, Requiem needed just two months to cross a sales milestone that the RE4 remake took a year to accomplish, having sold 6.48 million units in February 2024.<\/a><\/p>\n

Earlier this week, industry analyst Mat Piscatella shared some additional context<\/a> about Requiem’s impressive sales performance: According to Circana sales data, Piscatella said “Requiem now ranks among the top 5 best-selling Resident Evil games in all-time US dollar sales,” with only Resident Evil 5, the RE4 remake, Resident Evil Village, and the original Resident Evil 4 still ranking ahead of it in lifetime US sales.<\/p>\n

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Content – After just two months in market, Resident Evil: Requiem now ranks among the top 5 best-selling Resident Evil games in all-time US dollar sales. It trails only Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 4 (2023), Resident Evil: Village and the original Resident Evil 4.<\/p>\n

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It’s not just Resident Evil that’s posting admirable numbers for Capcom, either. The company announced on Monday that Pragmata, its Xbox 360-core scifi shooter, had sold over a million copies in just two days<\/a>. And given that Monster Hunter Wilds is poised to culminate its redemption arc with an expansion reveal this summer<\/a> after finally addressing its glaring performance issues<\/a>, the company can probably expect to see another sales bounty in its future.<\/p>\n

Everything, it seems, is coming up Capcom.<\/p>\n

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