Capcom has released lifetime sales data for all of its leading franchises, 15 of which have surpassed one million sales.
The Resident Evil franchise had sold 40 million copies across 56 titles as of March 31, 2009.
Mega Man lifetime sales of 28 million are one million ahead of third-placed Street Fighter, although twice as many Mega Man titles have been released over the years.
The Devil May Cry series, which is fourth on the list, has broken ten million sales.
Here are the 15 million selling franchises, as reported by Capcom following the release of its impressive full year financial results.
Resident Evil: 40 million (56 titles)
Mega Man: 28 million (124)
Street Fighter: 27 million (62)
Devil May Cry: 10 million (11)
Monster Hunter (8.5 million)
Onimusha: 7.8 million (12)
Dino Crisis: 4.4 million (13)
Ghosts 'n' Goblins: 4.4 million (16)
Ace Attorney: 3.2 million (12)
Final Fight: 3.2 million (10)
Breath of Fire: 3 million (15)
Lost Planet: 2.7 million (2)
1942: 1.2 million (3)
Commando: 1.2 million (2)
Sengoku Basara: 1.2 million (10)
Capcom also listed its 44 individual bestselling titles. Here are the top ten.
Street Fighter II (SNES - 6.3 million)
Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation - 4.96 million)
Resident Evil 5 (PS3/360 - 4.4 million)
Street Fighter II Turbo (SNES - 4.1 million)
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PlayStation - 3.5 million)
Resident Evil (PlayStation - 2.75 million)
Monster Hunter Freedom 2G (PSP - 2.55 million)
Street Fighter IV (PS3/360 - 2.5 million
Devil May Cry 4 (PS3/360 - 2.4 million
Dino Crisis (PlayStation - 2.4 million)
Sales of Resident Evil 4 on different platforms were listed separately, but combined sales of the GameCube, PS2 and Wii versions total 5.2 million, theoretically making it Capcom’s second biggest selling title ever.
Well done Capcom, you still know how to make great games. Where is Dead Rising on that list though??? I'll love to see a new Onimusha game too, or Final Fight or U.N. Squadron game. Resident Evil 2 intro sequence ranks alongside Dungeon Keeper 1 intro as the best I've ever seen. Brilliant. :)
Street fighter sales should also include the arcade machines!
I'm surprised Resident Evil is no.1 though, and 56 titles!? How many cell phone games did they get?
Mega Man 2 didn't sell over 2.4 million copies? That games rules!
Huh.... well it seems RE has done well for itself over the last... what is it now? 13 years?
Looking at the first list, they should bring Onimusha back.