Late spring is always an interesting time to watch videogame publishers. With the close of the fiscal year, companies sit their investors and the media down to talk about how things have been going, what people are playing, and, most excitingly, what’s on the horizon. They also occasionally drop information that is ripe for trivia. For example, Capcom, the publisher you may remember as the one I have an unhealthy relationship with, released a list of all-time series sales numbers for the company. The usual suspects like Street Fighter and Mega Man are all over the list but, surprisingly, neither of those series take the top spot. Capcom’s best-selling series over the past twenty-five years has been Resident Evil, with over fifty games released world-wide and 34.5 million sold. Mark that down for quiz night.
Series Sales, 1983 - 2008
1) Resident Evil Series (50 titles, 34,500,000)
2) Mega Man Series (120 titles, 28,000,000)
3) Street Fighter Series (59 titles, 25,000,000)
4) Disney Series (33 titles, 13,200,000)
5) Devil May Cry Series (10 titles, 9,500,000)
6) Onimusha Series (12 titles, 7,800,000)
7) Monster Hunter Series (10 titles, 6,300,000)
8) Dino Crisis Series (13 titles, 4,400,000)
9) Ghosts 'n Goblins Series (15 titles, 4,300,000)
10) Final Fight Series (10 titles, 3,200,000)
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