Capcom has revealed the next sales milestone for the action game “Devil May Cry 5”. Dante and Co. are still impressive even after five years.
If you were to ask someone about Capcom's game series, most would answer “Resident Evil,” “Street Fighter” or “Monster Hunter.” After all, these three brands have a huge number of spin-offs. However, the Japanese publisher would also describe “Devil May Cry” as one of its core brands.
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And if you look at the recent success of “Devil May Cry 5”, then you can certainly share this assessment. official site Regarding sales figures, Capcom has updated the achievements of the action game released in March 2019.
The most successful part of the series
According to the report, “Devil May Cry 5” has now surpassed the mark of eight million units sold. According to the publisher, the adventure about Nero, V and Dante achieved a total of 8.1 million sales. In the first quarter of this year alone, another 300,000 units were sold to players.
Despite the success, a successor seems to be still a long way off. While series creator Hideki Kamiya Interested in developing a remake of the first part, the lead developer of the series, Hideaki Itsuno, has not yet commented on the future.
This is partly because Hideaki Itsuno only released “Dragon's Dogma 2” in March of this year. After all, he is also the lead developer behind this action role-playing game. According to rumors, an expansion is also in development, which is why Itsuno is unlikely to move on to a new project until work is fully completed.
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It remains to be seen whether this project will also be “Devil May Cry 6”. Considering the success of the series, it would at least be a logical conclusion that the next part is only a matter of time.
If Capcom reveals any details about the future of the brand, we will update you. Until then, you can tell us in the comments whether you have already played “Devil May Cry 5”.
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