Capcom’s 5 Best-Selling Video Game Franchises — Where Would ‘Resident Evil,’ ‘Street Fighter’ Rank? – Tech Times
Capcom has always been known as one of the top video game developers and franchisers for many years now. It has given gamers many of the best video games to have ever been released.
“Resident Evil” is one of the first games to come to mind when you think of the best Capcom games. There’s also “Street Fighter,” “Mega Man,” and even “Devil May Cry.” But do you know which of these games is the best-selling Capcom franchise of all time? Do you also know which games come in second, third, fourth, or even fifth?
If it is something you are curious about, keep reading because this rundown lists the five best-selling Capcom video game franchises as of June 30, 2021.
Let’s start off this list with the fifth best-selling Capcom video game series. According to Capcom‘s own sales tally that has been posted on its website, the fifth best-selling franchise of the video game developer is “Devil May Cry.”
According to Capcom, “Devil May Cry” has a total of 24 million unit sales.
“Devil May Cry” is an action-adventure series that follows the story of a demon hunter named Dante who tries to protect the Earth from demon invasions. The first game in the franchise came out in 2001, while its latest release, “Devil May Cry 5,” was released in 2019.
Coming in at number four is “Mega Man.” According to Capcom, this video game franchise has a total of 37 million in unit sales.
This science fiction video game series features a set of robot characters known as, as the game’s name suggests, Mega Man. The first game in the franchise, “Mega Man,” was released all the way back in 1987 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Capcom’s most recent “Classic Mega Man” release is “Mega Man 11,” which came out in 2018.
Capcom’s third best-selling video game franchise is none other than “Street Fighter.” The series has a total of 46 million units sold as of June 30, 2021.
According to an article by Game Rant, the franchise started in 1987 as arcade games. The franchise’s most recent releases happened in 2018 and 2020. The “Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection” came out in 2018, while an update to “Street Fighter V” called “Street Fighter V: Champion Edition” was released in 2020.
Capcom’s second best-selling video game franchise is actually the youngest series in this list, “Monster Hunter.” According to capcom, the series has 75 million in unit sales.
The fantasy role playing video game series lets players take on the role of a literal monster hunter whose goal is to kill or trap monsters as part of the game’s quests. The franchise released its first game in 2004 and its most recent game, “Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Rain,” came out on July 9, 2021.
It is probably not a surprise for anyone that “Resident Evil” is Capcom’s best-selling video game franchise. According to capcom, the much-loved series has a total of 117 million units sold.
Known as “Biohazard” in Japan, “Resident Evil” is a survival horror video game series that focuses on viruses that create biological weapons out of people. The first “Resident Evil” game came out in 1996 and its most recent release, “Resident Evil Village,” came out in 2021.
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