Resident Evil 5 ships 4 million copies worldwide

by Jason Dobson on Mar 16th 2009 9:00AM

Capcom this morning gave a hearty "Thanks, partner!" to its recently-shipped Resident Evil 5. According to the company, the ~~survival horror~~ action game has already shipped more than 4 million copies worldwide since March 5, when it first infected Japanese retail shelves. Granted, this figure just represents copies shipped, not sold, though we're sure those numbers are in a barrel around here somewhere.

Echoing this, Capcom noted that the demo has also been downloaded over 4 million times since it was released. The latest adventure in Capcom's long-running series has been gaining some impressive, if predictable traction among reviewers. However, as you may have read (or heard), the experience is not without its problems, even if we can't quit staring at Chris Redfield's impressive guns.

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Tags: capcom, Microsoft, resident-evil-5, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (60)

Copies Shipped doesn't mean squat. How many copies were sold???

WHY DOES THIS GAME MAKE U BABYSIT IDIOT AI !!! as if this game wasnt frustrating enough as is, they make u babysit some retarded a.i.

gee i sure wish i could play this game like i want to BUT I CANT cause i have to watch over some retarded a.i. beyotch that will die if she doesnt have my constant attention.

thanks capcom cause u kno how much gamers love FRUSTATING games

want RE6 to be wii exclusive.

Sorry, how about a nice Dark Chronicles rails game for your troubles?

No John.

Screw the guns, look at those fucking triceps.

Looks like Chris has tickets to the "GUN SHOW"!!

Hahahaha. I should feel dirty for making that pun, but oddly, I do not.

Can people stop ragging on RE5 already? Jesus seems like everyone and their grandmother have 100 negative things to say about it. It is a good game. It has it's share of faults, and it doesn't live up to the expectations set by Resident Evil 4, but that's a tough act to follow. People need to ease up. And don't even get me started on the whole "racism" thing.

I've been playing this alot since Friday, and seemingly enjoying this more than KZ2 (I think that's b/c I'm getting my ass rocked on veteran difficulty), but anyhow, RE5 has alot of things going for it:

1) It's beautiful
2) A.I. is acceptable (once armed with a souped up pistol)
3) Co-op is alot of wild fun; mics aren't even really needed if your buddy is smart

It has its downsides of course:

1) Not digging the single save slot (in a way this prevents obsessing over item micro-management/hoarding, but it makes experimentation a nuisance)
2) Item management has taken a hit; it's faster having the 9 slots, but there should be an option to use items on the fly when they can't fit into the inventory, plus there doesn't appear to be an option to increase slot # (there might be, I don't know, but I'm already almost at the end)
3) Miss the presence of the Merchant