Capcom was hoping that Resident Evil 6 would sell seven million copies. However, they were only able to move about five million copies .
Scratch that. 4.8 million copies.
It seems that sales momentum quickly ran out. I’d imagine that when word of mouth got around that the game was a major disappointment, people stopped buying the title. Plus, don’t forget that RE6 received a price cut shortly after its release. I remember being a bit surprised to see it on shelves for $39.99. Okay, I wasn’t that surprised after having played the game, but still. This is one of the premiere franchises in gaming.
Capcom is hoping that they’ll make it to 5 million copies by the end of March.