Capcom expects to close the fiscal year sold the record number of 40 million games

Capcom has not stopped growing for a long time thanks to the success of new releases and the continuous sales of catalog titles, a streak that will not be stopped anytime soon. At least this is what the company itself assures, that during the presentation of its latest financial results It has advanced that it expects to close the fiscal year 2023, which will end on March 31, selling more games than ever. Specifically, it expects to place 40 million copies, more than in any other year in its history.

As of the third quarter of the current fiscal year, which ended on December 31, 2022, Capcom had shipped 29.1 million games, an increase of 13% from the 25.8 million it shipped during the same period. period last year. The forecast of the Japanese company is to close the fiscal year 2023 transferring 40 million games. Capcom estimates that 90% (36 million) of sales will be through digital stores and that 75% (30 million) will correspond to catalog titles.

During the current fiscal year, Capcom’s calendar has two releases marked: Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak and the remake Resident Evil 4, while among the catalog games we find names like Monster Hunter Rise, Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil Village, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and Resident Evil 2 among others. More than one will have realized that the road to success that Capcom is leading is paved with the games from the Monster Hunter and Resident Evil franchises.

So far this fiscal year through December 31, 2022, Capcom has sold 4.94 million copies of Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak, 2.75 million copies of Monster Hunter Rise, 1.5 million copies of Resident Evil 2 (remake), 1.45 million copies of Devil May Cry 5 and 1.35 million copies of Resident Evil 3 (remake). Finally we have Monster Hunter World: Iceborne and Street Fighter V with 750,000 units each. These are the main contributors, or at least the ones that Capcom highlights.

Now all that remains is for Capcom to put the remake Resident Evil 4 on March 24 and start counting copies. If the company manages to close the fiscal year with an increase in revenue, it will be the 10th straight year of growth.