The new Resident Evil movie, which premiered last week, caused significant activity in the gaming world. This production, which had the highest opening weekend in the series to date, redirected gamers’ attention back to the classic and new games in the series.

Capcom managed to keep players’ interest alive by offering significant discounts on existing games and remakes to celebrate this new cinematic success. This strategic move both brought back veteran players to the series and attracted new players.

The Resident Evil effect in the gaming world

The latest game in the series, Resident Evil: Requiem, achieved great success after its release on February 27th. The game earned a total of $500 million in revenue, making it the fastest Resident Evil franchise to reach this figure.

It is expected that the lifetime sales record of Resident Evil 4, which is around $600 million, will be broken in a short time. This situation demonstrates the strength of the series’ commercial success.

The peak player count in the game also showed a clear increase with the release of the movie, reaching 8.5 million. 48.1% of this total player base was on the PlayStation platform.

Resident Evil 2, which takes place in the setting of the movie, increased its peak player count by 50%, reaching 116,000. The remakes of Resident Evil 3 and 4 also experienced increases in player numbers between 20% and 30%.

Again, with the release of the movie, a 50% to 65% increase was observed in PS5 sales of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 4. This data proves how strong the interaction between the movie and gaming worlds is.

Future Projects and Expectations

On the other hand, Resident Evil Veronica, expected to be released in 2027 and a remake of the 2000s Code Veronica game, has already been met with great interest. The game has attracted attention by surpassing 2 million wishlists on Steam.

This new production takes place 3 months after the movie’s story and focuses on the character Claire Redfield. It is claimed that the game will perform quite well when it is released.

Fans of the series continue to closely follow both this activity in the current games and future projects. Do you think the success of the Resident Evil series will leave a lasting impact on the gaming world?