Summary
Capcomhas revealed its top ten best-selling video game series over the course of its existence, with some interesting reveals. While most fans would expectCapcomhard-hitters likeResident Evil,Monster Hunter, andStreet Fighterto be on the list, there are a few games that made the top ten despite not having received new entries in some time.
Capcom got its startway back in 1979, though it wouldn’t release its first arcade game until 1983. The company then introducedGhosts n' Goblinsand home console games for the first time in 1985. The company has since produced a number of memorable game series, including some that are still alive and well to this day. Many of these made the list.
Capcom’s top ten games have been revealed via a recentfinancial reportfrom the company.Resident Eviltakes the crown, followed byMonster Hunter, withStreet Fighterclosing out the top three. However, the distance between the three games is significant.Resident Evilhas sold over 167 million units in its lifetime, whileMonster Hunterhas sold 108 million, andStreet Fighter56 million. Following these three areMega Man,Devil May Cry,Dead Rising,Dragon’s Dogma,Ace Attorney,Marvel vs. Capcom, and finally,Onimusha.
Capcom Top Ten Sellers Reveal Interesting Insights
There are some interesting games that have made this list. While it’s hard to argue their popularity, a number of the included series haven’t seen new entries for a while. For example,Onimusha, the #10 spot, has only sold 8.7 million copies, but it’s also been largely stagnant since the 2018 remaster ofOnimusha: Warlords. While theOnimushaseries is getting a new entrysoon, it’s only released a VR demo since 2018, yet still managed to maintain its spot. In a similar vein,Ace Attorneyhas sold 13 million units, but hasn’t seen a new installment (outside of ports and compilations) since 2017. Meanwhile,Dragon’s Dogmahas achieved the same number of sales asAce Attorneywith only two mainline games and one Japan-only MMORPG.
Many long-time fans of some of Capcom’s series have seen this list and are wondering why so many of the top ten games have gone stagnant. Players in the comments called for a newAce AttorneyandDevil May Cry, while others shared their expectations and eagerness for the newOnimushagame,Onimusha: Way of the Sword. Others shared frustrations at games that didn’t make the top 10 and have been largely forgotten, likeDino Crisis, using the news as an opportunity to ask Capcom for sequels or remakes.
