Movie” Zack Craig’s “Resident Evil” was a major commercial success and, according to new data, could also Increase sales of video games in the series.
Let’s look at all the data we have.
The “Resident Evil” video game is now on sale
As shown in the picture Rhys Elliot of Alinea Analyticsthe “Resident Evil” movie helped sales of “Resident Evil 2 Remake” and “Resident Evil 4 Remake”.
Sales of both games surged within a week of the movie’s release. To be precise, Resident Evil 2 Remake PS5 sales increased by 64%and “Resident Evil 4 Remake” once again achieved +54% growth on PS5.
Take steam as an examplethe figures are +11% and +14% respectively. However, it should be emphasized that Capcom cleverly offered to lower the price of the game to encourage new users to take on the adventure of Resident Evil.
comprehensive, Users who played daily Since September 18, the number of users of various major “Resident Evil” games has increased, with the number of daily users of “Resident Evil 2 Remake” increasing by 48%, from approximately 78,000 users to approximately 116,000 users. Considering the game and movie are set in the same place and time, it makes sense that players would be most interested in Resident Evil 2.
The number of simultaneous online players for “Resident Evil 4 Remake” increased by 24%, while the remake of the third game achieved +25%. Sales of the latest game in the series, “Requiem for Resident Evil”, increased by 20%.
Will it also help in the future?
We also remember that a remake of Codename Veronica is coming soon, so there’s a chance this movie will be a success Get new fans interested in the legend And, in addition to reviving old games at a discount, new chapters can be accessed at full price.
Resident Evil Requiem seems to be a huge box office hit
In fact, this would be the best outcome for Capcom because obviously Launching new games is where most of the revenue is focused. However, for the sake of player happiness, Capcom’s strategy is to lower the price of its games very quickly (sometimes just a few months), a move that attracts players who aren’t interested in paying full price for the game.
so Stable sales and constant profits. Apparently, Capcom has done well with other IPs, such as Onimusha and Pragmata. Finally, we leave you with our review of the Resident Evil movie.