Yesterday, Capcom revealed how much its latest titles, including Resident Evil 7, sold since release, with all games performing not as well as expected. Despite this, the Japanese publisher is hopeful for the future, and a has an announced title that is expected to do well on the market.
This yet to be announced Capcom title is listed in the FY3/18 Sales Plan for major titles, where the Japanese publishers reveal its expectations for another yet to launch title, Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite, expected to sell 2 million units. This game is labeled as major, so we should expect a new entry in one of the publisher's most popular series.
As mentioned above, Capcom's latest major titles failed to live up to expectations. Resident Evil 7, which shipped 3.5 million units, and Monster Hunter XX, which shipped, 1.7 million units, missed their target slightly, while Dead Rising 4 failed to ship more than 1 million units. The latest Frank West adventure, as noted in our review, still manages to be fun despite some streamlining of the series’ core elements, which didn’t sit well with most long-time fans of the series.
With Capcom's next major title launching before March 31st, 2018, we should expect an announcement to come soon. We will keep you updated on the matter as soon as more comes in on it, so stay tuned for all the latest news.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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