Here’s a shocker: people likeResident Evil. According to Capcom global sales data — recently compiled beautifully byKotaku— theResident Evilseries has outsold theMega Manseries by around 12 million units. WhileREhas reached a certain pop culture status, it’s important to remember thatMega Manhas had (roughly) a staggering 124 individual releases on numerous platforms over the years.REhas had 56. (Whoa.)
Below is a snippet of Kotaku’s table with all Capcom series sales data through the 2009 fiscal year. The first number is the amount of games sold. The numbers in parentheses are the total amounts of individual releases according to Capcom (which counts ports to other platforms as well):
Just so you know,Dino Crisisbeat outFinal Fight,Ace AttorneyandBreath of Fire. Discuss this travesty.
