Of Capcom’s three recent RE remakes, RE4 is the only one to outsell the original game at launch, though it has seen lower physical launch sales than RE Village and 2019’s RE2.
Resident Evil 4 Remake was, of course, the biggest new game launch last week, and in the latest weekly charts for physical sales in the UK (via GamesIndustry), it has debuted in pole position. Itâs the seriesâ 8th biggest physical launch in the region to date, and outsold the original RE4âs 2005 GameCube launch by 29%. Out of Capcomâs three recent Resident Evil remakes, it is the only one to have outsold the game itâs based on at launch.
That said, its launch sales are lower than several recent Resident Evil games. Though theyâre 38% higher than the launch sales of 2020âs Resident Evil 3 remake, theyâre also 38% lower than 2019âs Resident Evil 2 remake and 23% lower than Resident Evil Village. Itâs worth noting, however, that this data does not include digital sales, which is an area where the game seems to be outperforming all other Resident Evil titles.
Interestingly, Resident Evil 4âs physical UK launch is also 250% bigger than that of fellow survival horror remake Dead Space, which launched in January. 73% of these sales came on the PS5, 13% on the PS4, and 14% on the Xbox Series X.
Meanwhile, WWE 2K23, which debuted on top of the charts last week, has fallen to fourth place. You can check out the full top 10 for the week ending March 25 below.
No. | Title |
---|---|
1. | Resident Evil 4 Remake |
2. | Hogwarts Legacy |
3. | FIFA 23 |
4. | WWE 2K23 |
5. | Mario Kart 8 Deluxe |
6. | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 |
7. | Super Mario Odyssey |
8. | God of War Ragnarok |
9. | Grand Theft Auto 5 |
10. | Minecraft: Switch Edition |