The April-May-June 2022 quarter was marked by the release of Monster Hunter Rising: Breaking Dawn, which sold 2.5 million worldwide and has since surpassed the 3 million mark. He also sees the remake of Resident Evil 2 approaching the staggering milestone of 10 million copies (9.8 million as of June 30), while Resident Evil 7 continues its journey, now selling 11 million worldwide share. At the top of the food chain, Monster Hunter World, at 18.3 million, isn’t going to be overtaken so easily by Monster Hunter Rising (10.3 million).
But with the exception of Resident Evil and Monster Hunter, two star franchises with 127 million and 84 million games worldwide, respectively, other games made strong strides during the spring in more cautious ways. The main surprise came from Devil May Cry 5, which delivered a staggering 700,000 sales, reaching 5.7 million copies. It is worth mentioning that Devil May Cry HD Collection has joined the ranks of millionaires, which was released in 2018 and sold 1.1 million.
Another strong increase this quarter wasn’t surprising, as it was Dragon’s Dogma, which made news in June thanks to the long-awaited release of Dragon’s Dogma 2. Enough to awaken passion and spark new curiosity: + 600,000 sales for a franchise that has now sold 6.8 million copies worldwide since its debut 10 years ago. Finally, a special mention of Street Fighter V, which may also benefit from Street Fighter 6’s spotlight. Regardless, the game now has 6.6 million copies worldwide, including 400,000 in the past three months.
Let’s add that Capcom has confirmed the importance of the PC in its current results. According to the publisher, Steam will account for nearly 50% of Capcom game sales in the April-June 2022 quarter.