As you may or may not know, the HIGHLY anticipated Resident Evil remake has made its way to Japan. And the sales numbers are in. Is this the game to make the sales of Gamecube compete with PS2 in Japan? Will it be enough to do the same in North America? Well....
"March 28, 2002 - According to the Japanese website Dengeki Online, Capcom's GameCube remake of Biohazard (Resident Evil, US) debuted in the homeland with solid numbers. The site, which calculated sales from March 18 through March 24, noted that Biohazard had garnered sales in upward of 104,000 units.
This figure, perhaps not mind-blowing in of itself, is made more impressive given that Capcom's survival horror update didn't release until March 22, giving it only three days of sell through. "
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Giving it only three days of sell through
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Onimusha 2 for PS2 had three days to sell, and it sold 669,323 copies. What does this mean? I don't think Resident Evil is Capcom's biggest thing anymore. I mean, those numbers say it all.
This is disappointing. Really. I wanted this game to turn sales around for the Gamecube. I'm getting a 'Cube later this year, and I want it to have all the best 3rd party games. Well, I'm sure Capcom won't be too pleased with these results. There is a quote somewhere that states 'If Gamecube sales don't pick up in Japan soon for the release of Biohazard remake, we'll have to reconsider its exclusiveness to the Gamecube"....