Capcom’s revealed that Resident Evil 6 has already drummed up significant pre-orders numbers despite not launching until November 2012.
The game’s January announcement also managed to stimulate interest in the then-forthcoming Resident Evil Revelations, as well as March’s Operation Raccoon City.
"We thought it would actually raise the awareness of all things Resident Evil, and as it turns out it did. Our preorders for Revelations and Raccoon City were both helped on an upward spike with the announcement of Resident Evil 6,” said Capcom’s Christian Svensson, during a chat with Game Informer.
"The pre-orders for Resident Evil 6 are off to a fantastic start. The best start a Resident Evil game has ever had."
Capcom also remains bullish over the fact Resident Evil 6 will be launching in the traditionally busy holiday season.
“We’re saying, "Get the hell out of the way." We’re a big game. We’re letting you know we’re coming. We’re giving people plenty of room to move around us,” boomed Svensoon.
Resident Evil 6 sees Leon S. Kennedy and Chris Redfield tackling a series of bio-terrorism threats across the globe. The game hits PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 20, 2012.