Capcom reveals lifetime video game sales numbers

Following Capcom‘s fiscal year results for 2007, they have released a list of their best selling franchises and games. To find out more about this, head on over to the full article by clicking on the “read more” link below.

Capcom has released some interesting sales figures of its best selling games and franchises over the past 22 years. At the top of the list in franchise sales is Resident Evil with a whopping 34.5 million games sold. This is followed by Mega Man which weighed in at 28 million, while Street Fighter came in at third with 25 million games sold.

If that wasn’t surprising enough, Their best selling game was Street Fighter II for the SNES which garnered 6,300,000 sales since it came out back in June 1992. This was followed by Resident Evil 2 for the PlayStation which sold 4,960,000 copies and Street Fighter II Turbo for the SNES which clocked in at a respectable 4,100,000.

You might be asking where other hit games such as Devil May Cry or Onimusha are in the list. So to help satisfy your curiosity here’s the complete list of sales:

Franchise Sales:

1. Resident Evil: 34.5 million
2. Mega Man: 28 million
3. Street Fighter: 25 million
4. Disney Titles: 13.2 million
5. Devil May Cry: 9.5 million
6. Onimusha: 7.8 million
7. Monster Hunter: 6.3 million
8. Dino Crisis: 4.4 million
9. Ghosts ‘n Goblins: 4.3 million
10. Final Fight: 3.2 million
11. Breath of Fire: 3 million
12. Ace Attorney: 2.8 million
13. Commando: 1.2 million
14. 1942: 1.2 million

Individual Title Sales:

1. Street Fighter II: 6,300,000
2. Resident Evil 2: 4,960,000
3. Street Fighter II Turbo: 4,100,000
4. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis: 3,500,000
5. Resident Evil: 2,750,000
6. Dino Crisis: 2,400,000
7. Devil May Cry 4: 2,300,000
8. Devil May Cry: 2,160,000
9. Monster Hunter Freedom 2: 2,150,000
10. Onimusha: Warlords: 2,020,000
11. Resident Evil 4: 2,000,000
12. Super Street Fighter II: 2,000,000
13. Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny: 1,990,000
14. Aladdin: 1,750,000
15. Devil May Cry 2: 1,700,000
16. Duck Tales: 1,670,000
17. Street Fighter II Plus: 1,650,000
18. Ghosts’n Goblins: 1,640,000
19. Resident Evil 4: 1,600,000
20. Onimusha 3: Demon Siege: 1,520,000
21. Mega Man 2: 1,510,000
22. Lost Planet Extreme Condition: 1,500,000
23. Final Fight: 1,480,000
24. Resident Evil Outbreak: 1,450,000
25. Duck Tales: 1,430,000
26. Resident Evil Code Veronica X: 1,400,000
27. Dead Rising: 1,400,000
28. Resident Evil: 1,350,000
29. Mega man Battle Network 4: 1,350,000
30. Devil May Cry 3: 1,300,000
31. Resident Evil 0: 1,250,000
32. Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition: 1,250,000
33. Magical Quest Starring Mickey: 1,210,000
34. Resident Evil DC Dual Shock: 1,200,000
35. Chip’n Dale Rescue Rangers: 1,200,000
36. Dino Crisis 2: 1,190,000
37. Mega Man X: 1,160,000
38. Monster Hunter Freedom: 1,150,000
39. Resident Evil Code Veronica: 1,140,000
40. Commando: 1,140,000
41. Resident Evil Director’s Cut: 1,130,000
42. Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts: 1,090,000
43. Mega Man 3: 1,080,000
44. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles: 1,050,000
45. Final Fight 2: 1,030,000
46. Street Fighter Alpha 3: 1,000,000

Buy: [Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles]

Via IGN