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Capcom Expects DmC to Sell 2 Million Copies

Sawyer1331

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Capcom have released sales forecasts for their flagship titles to be released throughout the next year. The star of the year is, unsurprisingly, Resident Evil 6, which Capcom hope to sell a whopping 7 million copies of by the end of the current fiscal year in North America, Japan and Europe.

For reference, Resident Evil 5 has sold 5.8 million copies so far, worldwide. It should also be noted that the 7 million forecast does not include the PC version of Resident Evil 6. While a PC version of the game has been announced, Capcom have not finalized a release date for it yet.


Capcom also have major hopes for DmC Devil May Cry, which they hope to sell 2 million copies of, worldwide, by the end of the current fiscal year. The game, which is being developed in collaboration with Ninja Theory, will be released sometime in 2012.

While we’re on the subject of Devil May Cry, let’s take a look at how past games in the series have sold to date.

[2001] Devil May Cry (PS2) – 2.1 million
[2003] Devil May Cry 2 (PS2) – 1.7 million
[2005] Devil May Cry 3 (PS2) – 1.3 million
[2008] Devil May Cry 4 (PS3/360) – 2.6 million

Finally, Dragon’s Dogma is expected to sell 1.5 million copies in North America, Japan and Europe by the end of the fiscal year, while Lost Planet 3 is expected to sell 1.4 million copies. It should be noted that Lost Planet 3 will only be released in early 2013. Capcom’s fiscal year will end on March 31st, 2013.

Read more stories about DmC Devil May Cry & Dragon's Dogma & Lost Planet 3 & PlayStation 3 & Resident Evil 6 & Xbox 360 on Siliconera.
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Source : http://www.siliconera.com/2012/05/1...o-sell-7-million-dmc-devil-may-cry-2-million/
 
This is quite different than what we heard they expected to sell some time ago. What was it, 3 mill.? 2 mill. is alot more realistic and they might get surprised on how good it sells when their expectations aren't that high.
 
ZeroLove said:
This is quite different than what we heard they expected to sell some time ago. What was it, 3 mill.? 2 mill. is alot more realistic and they might get surprised on how good it sells when their expectations aren't that high.
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They want 5M sales, but they expect 2M at least.

I think they will manage 2M, but 5M...no.
DmC has received alot of attention because of the controversy.

DMC has already strong fanbase. Then Ninja theory has been added to mix which automatically makes Ninja theory fanboys join in.
However, many fans of DMC will not buy the game.

But still i am sure they will sell 2m at least.

Afterall they are taking advantage of DMC to sell DmC. The name, the character, etc.
If Capcom decided to make DmC project into a game that would be spiritual successor of DMC, then many DMC fans would ask these questions which would make them not buy the game:

. Where is Dante/Vergil?
. Where is Rebellion? Where is Ebony and Ivory?
. This gameplay is not same as DMC..
. I don't like Journ (name of new character of the spirtual successor of DMC)

etc.

As they say easier to earn money by using already fanbase than try to build up one.
 
We can expect "the" main event to start twisting this to his own benefit any day now...

I don't see a problem with predicting that this game will sell 2 million by the end of the year. However, I don't think that's enough time to do so, if it's releasing in the latter half. Ninja Theory said that it doesn't care how much it will sell. While I'm curious to see how many will buy it, I really don't think 2 million is that unreasonable.
 
McdD said:
They want 5M sales, but they expect 2M at least.

I think they will manage 2M, but 5M...no.
DmC has received alot of attention because of the controversy.

DMC has already strong fanbase. Then Ninja theory has been added to mix which automatically makes Ninja theory fanboys join in.
However, many fans of DMC will not buy the game.

But still i am sure they will sell 2m at least.

Afterall they are taking advantage of DMC to sell DmC. The name, the character, etc.
If Capcom decided to make DmC project into a game that would be spiritual successor of DMC, then many DMC fans would ask these questions which would make them not buy the game:

. Where is Dante/Vergil?
. Where is Rebellion? Where is Ebony and Ivory?
. This gameplay is not same as DMC..
. I don't like Journ (name of new character of the spirtual successor of DMC)

etc.

As they say easier to earn money by using already fanbase than try to build up one.
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If any of those people have just followed up slightly on the interviews and news about the new Devil May Cry, then they would already know that it won't be a continuation of the original series. If people only buy it because of the name and the character, then yeah, they would get a big surprise, but it won't necessarily be a bad surprise. You just assume that because there are so many in the fanbase of the original series who reacted negatively on this.
To many people, this will be an all new game. The Devil May Cry series haven't exactly been the most popular out there, so many people would probably not have heard about it, especially not of the newer generations. I'm of the old generation and I have high hopes for this game. So far it hasn't disappointed me other than a few things, but the positive things outweigh them, imo.
As with everything else, we can only wait and see how it goes.
 
Azurel said:
We can expect "the" main event to start twisting this to his own benefit any day now...

I don't see a problem with predicting that this game will sell 2 million by the end of the year. However, I don't think that's enough time to do so, if it's releasing in the latter half. Ninja Theory said that it doesn't care how much it will sell. While I'm curious to see how many will buy it, I really don't think 2 million is that unreasonable.
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The reason Ninja theory doesn't care how much DmC will sell is because DmC is not their product but their job. Once they have finished it's Capcom loss or success. If DmC sells 1 unit the only one losing money is Capcom, Ninja theory have already been paid or going to.

As for Main event: he's a decent guy. If you disagree with him make a Youtube response to his videos and debate with him :)

2M is not unreasonable. You have to look at the sales picture from many perspective:

There are these two fanbase who are involved in DmC controversy (as in they are following the news of the game):
- Ninja theory fanbase
- DMC fanbase
- plus death threats, negative critism and everything else has made outside gamers to peak into DmC to see "What's all the fuss about?"

And this should at very least be enough for 2M sales.

ZeroLove said:
1'If any of those people have just followed up slightly on the interviews and news about the new Devil May Cry, then they would already know that it won't be a continuation of the original series.

2'If people only buy it because of the name and the character, then yeah, they would get a big surprise, but it won't necessarily be a bad surprise. You just assume that because there are so many in the fanbase of the original series who reacted negatively on this.

3'To many people, this will be an all new game. The Devil May Cry series haven't exactly been the most popular out there, so many people would probably not have heard about it, especially not of the newer generations. I'm of the old generation and I have high hopes for this game. So far it hasn't disappointed me other than a few things, but the positive things outweigh them, imo.
As with everything else, we can only wait and see how it goes.
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1'I was saying if Capcom made a completely new game but with DMC gameplay formula: with new character, new story and new world etc then people would feel alienated and stay away from the new game even though the gameplay was the same as DMC in many ways. And i used this to point out DmC is using DMC to sell well. You should try to understand me better:)

2' Ninja theory have not been humble but arrogant throughout DmC project all thanks to Tameem Antoniades. I have not seen any apologetic behaviour from Tameem Antoniades. His behaviour has always given out the behaviour "We don't care". It's ironic you speak so lightly of a character yet your forum avatar shows DmC Dante.

3' I pointed out that many people will be new to DmC (NT fanbase + outsiders). If DMC series haven't been popular how come DmC has brought such huge controversy?
 
Please don't bring Main Event/Eventstatus/whatever he's called into the discussion, it would just hurt the thread rather than benefit it.
 
well at least people can stop saying, "why do they expect to sell 5 million copies! there's no way!"
i definitely think they will sell 2 million copies.
 
LOL I dunno what fiscal year they are talking about but if it is regular 1 Jan - 31 Dec. Then I dunno if they might be able to make it... if the game delays like hell and comes out in, say, December. Then they have one month to make the 2M, not to mention some people may not buy it on release day and wait to see how the game is (or some reviews) to decide if they want to buy it or not. I mean, 2M is not that much so I'm positive they will reach there but I'm not sure if it is within their time-frame. But who knows.
 
2 mil seems realistic, yeah. It's not a lot of revenue, but based on DMC's previous sales, 2 mil is a pretty good average.
 
DreadnoughtDT said:
2 mil seems realistic, yeah. It's not a lot of revenue, but based on DMC's previous sales, 2 mil is a pretty good average.
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Considering Capcom are involved in DmC and Ninja theory as well. Haven't Capcom used quite alot of money and resource in DmC? In other words 2M wouldn't break even?
 
McdD said:
Considering Capcom are involved in DmC and Ninja theory as well. Haven't Capcom used quite alot of money and resource in DmC? In other words 2M wouldn't break even?
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They wouldn't estimate 2 mil at the least if it wouldn't at least break even. Generally companies give themselves at least that much in their estimates.
 
DreadnoughtDT said:
They wouldn't estimate 2 mil at the least if it wouldn't at least break even. Generally companies give themselves at least that much in their estimates.
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I guess i forgot that DmC gameplay is mostly copy of DMC series. With that in mind they probably didn't need much time to fix the gameplay. Considering if you make a new game from scratch it will be hard, especially a good one.
 
A much more realistic number than the five million they were touting about...then again, this could have been their aim in the first place and news sites could have just as easily come up with that number out of nowhere...

Also, what with their fiscal year ending in March 31st of next year...I wonder if that just means we probably won't see it until maybe January...hope not!
 
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