Christopher Dring has revealed on Twitter that Resident Evil 4 Remake has become the eighth biggest series launch for the UK in terms of physical sales.
It’s an interesting stat and one that may be perceived as a lower than expected, seeing as how Resident Evil 4 is one of the most popular games in the franchise and anticipation for a remake must have been high. However, it’s worth remembering this is just boxed sales; digital sales account for a large chunk of purchases in the UK nowadays, so we’ll just have to see how the game sold digitally.
Still, Resident Evil 4 Remake managed to beat Resident Evil 3 Remake’s launch sales, as well as the GameCube release of the original Resident Evil 4.
https://twitter.com/Chris_Dring/status/1640333111270465537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1640333111270465537%7Ctwgr%5E45018a0c0994f3a9576cb9a9eb812ac5bc29c0be%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2F123mk32%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3DfalseResident Evil 4 Remake was released last Friday for PS4, PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S. The game completely overhauls the original 2005 version of Shinji Mikami’s action-horror classic, which sees Leon S. Kennedy dispatched to rural Europe to rescue the president’s kidnapped daughter, Ashley.
A dataminer recently unearthed evidence that the Separate Ways campaign, which focuses on Ada Wong’s exploits, is planned as DLC. Furtherrmore, Capcom has announced that the popular Mercenaries mode is launching as free DLC on April 7.