The Resident Evil 4 effect! Capcom shares hit all-time high

One of the biggest Japanese video game studios is Capcom, home to a huge number of iconic franchises. The recent premiere of Resident Evil 4 Remake it is proof of the prestigious place it has in the industry, since not only was it well received by the fans, but thanks to it Capcom has also just broken a financial record.

It hasn’t always been rosy for Capcom. The company came from a very bad period 5 years ago, but with the revival it experienced with titles like devil may cry 5the value of the company in the eyes of the fans began to rise and this was also reflected in its shares.

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How much are Capcom shares worth?

The growth is evident and since then the value of the company has risen, but today, days after the premiere of Resident Evil 4 Remakethe company’s shares broke a new record, as the unit price exceeded ¥4865 JPY (around $36 USD) and at the time of writing the note it is at ¥4840 JPY, very close to reaching ¥5000 per share ( via google finance)

To put this in context, 10 years ago a Capcom share was worth ¥390 JPY, which is equivalent to $2.92 USD, so this is good news for the company.

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What is this about? Right now it is evidently due to the success of Resident Evil 4 Remake (and we want to believe because of its fabulous 3-episode anime), but this financial boost is the result of the good results that Capcom has produced with its video game business in recent years. The upward trend can be seen from 2017, close to the premieres of Street Fighter V and Resident Evil 7: Biohazardwhich were followed by the return of devil may crythe remakes of resident Evil and more titles that were liked by the public.

Below we leave you with a graph that accounts for the growth we are talking about and that portends a promising future.

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