Resident Evil series is Capcom’s biggest

Capcom has released software sales figures, revealing that 46 of its games have reached platinum status, lead by Street Fighter II for the SNES which has sold 6.3 million units worldwide.

The Top 10 best selling Capcom titles include Resident Evil 2 for the PSone with 4.96 million units, Resident Evil 3 Nemesis for the PSone with 3.5 million units and Devil May Cry 4 which to date has sold 2.3 million units across PS3 and Xbox 360 platforms.

Top 10 best selling Capcom titles:

01. Street Fighter II (released June 1992, SNES, 6,300,000)

02. Resident Evil 2 (January 1998, PS, 4,960,000)

03. Street Fighter II Turbo (July 1993, SNES, 4,100,000)

04. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (September 1999, PS, 3,500,000)

05. Resident Evil (March 1996, PS, 2,750,000)

06. Dino Crisis (July 1999, PS, 2,400,000)

07. Devil May Cry 4 (January 2008, PS3, Xbox 360, 2,300,000)

08. Devil May Cry (August 2001, PS2, 2,160,000)

09. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (February 2007, PSP, 2,150,000)

10. Onimusha: Warlords, (January 2001, PS2, 2,020,000)

In the battle of the franchises, it’s Resident Evil which comes out on top, and by some margin too. The hit survival horror games have notched up sales totalling 34.5 million units, approximately 6.5 million units more than the Mega Man series.

Street Fighter finds itself at No.3, Devil May Cry at No.5 and Monster Hunter at No.7.

Top 10 best selling Capcom franchises:

01. Resident Evil Series (50 titles, 34,500,000)

02. Mega Man Series (120 titles, 28,000,000)

03. Street Fighter Series (59 titles, 25,000,000)

04. Disney Series (33 titles, 13,200,000)

05. Devil May Cry Series (10 titles, 9,500,000)

06. Onimusha Series (12 titles, 7,800,000)

07. Monster Hunter Series (10 titles, 6,300,000)

08. Dino Crisis Series (13 titles, 4,400,000)

09. Ghosts ‘n Goblins Series (15 titles, 4,300,000)

10. Final Fight Series (10 titles, 3,200,000)

You’ll find the full list over on Next-Gen.biz.