{"id":8687,"date":"2026-04-27T19:19:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/resident-evil-requiem-sales-prompt-capcom-to-raise-profit-forecast\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T19:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:19:38","slug":"resident-evil-requiem-sales-prompt-capcom-to-raise-profit-forecast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/resident-evil-requiem-sales-prompt-capcom-to-raise-profit-forecast\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident Evil Requiem Sales Prompt Capcom to Raise Profit Forecast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The success of Resident Evil Requiem means Capcom is raising its earning forecast for the year.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In a newly-released financial statement, the Resident Evil publisher said that Requiem&#8217;s huge sales (now up to 7 million copies and climbing) had contributed to &#8220;net sales, operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit&#8221; that all &#8220;outperform our previously announced foreast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Capcom also said it had seen unexpected growth in sales of older titles, which had also contributed to its outsized sales performance. The past year has notably seen Capcom supporting Monster Hunter Wilds and Street Fighter 6 with further content.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The company now expects net sales of 195.3 billion yen (around $1.2 billion), up around 3% from its previous forecast for the 12 months ending March 31, 2026. It also now expects net profit of 54.5 billion yen net profit ($320 million), up 6.9% from its previous forecast.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Resident Evil Requiem &#8211; Leon Gameplay<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resident-evil-requiem-sales-prompt-capcom-to-raise-profit-forecast.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;In our core Digital Contents business, in addition to Resident Evil Requiem (the latest title in the Resident Evil series that was released in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026) being met with broad acclaim globally, sales grew for catalog titles from major series due to their steady popularity,&#8221; Capcom wrote. &#8220;Additionally, Arcade Operations, Amusement Equipments, and Other Businesses all performed favorably.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Requiem has been breaking sales records for the franchise since its release, when it shifted a stunning 5 million copies in just five days \u2014 making it the fastest-selling Resident Evil game in the whole franchise Happily, fans still have plenty more to come from the game, including next month\u2019s mysterious content update that players expect will add a new version of the franchise\u2019s The Mercenaries mode \u2014 especially after datamine leak revealed tense new music. Following that, a full-blown story DLC is also in the works.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Tom Phillips is IGN&#8217;s News Editor. 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