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[@matrix3509]

The biggest thing to me that gives perspective is how vital the PSP Monster Hunters were to keeping Capcom afloat during the dark times. PSP Monster Hunter games consistently selling around 4 million copies sounds crazy to me, but then I have to remember how much more popular the PSP was in Japan than in the rest of the world. God bless those Japanese people literally destroying their hands claw gripping their PSPs.

[@Kaimax61]

destroying? you mean learning a new skill? XD Yeah, the claw grip teaches me there are other ways to play a game. lol

[@emperormegaman3856]

Not only the psp was Popular, but Monster Hunter was a instant hit in Japan. unlike the rest of the world where it took it a few games to get really popular.

[@GeebusCrust]

My hands still have not forgiven me for what i did to them in those days... and i never did beat the Akantor.

[@kahaneck]

There were no dark times... its an urban legend spread by people who weren't even born yet and the echo chamber (internet) refuses to let it die. You can see the financial reports for yourself, home video game growth two decades strong.

[@Kaimax61]

@@kahaneck Nope I was there and Darkest era doesn't directly means worst sales era. Capcom was literally floundering with their "Western first" mentality, because of fucking inafune.

[@dancingphlower]

What's funny is Capcom just updated this and now DMC5 is at number 10 ❤

[@ArchieGamez]

We are so back

[@IronMan9771]

And yet they still won't give us special edition on PC ;-;

[@gokusondbz]

At Least PS5 Got Special Edition ❤

[@Dracobyte]

"DMC is back!" - Hideaki Itsuno

[@nyxranobody3690]

@@IronMan9771y’all have mods

[@cyxceven]

SquareEnix could learn a lot from Capcom regarding setting realistic sales expectations, and then putting in the work.

[@eyalrephaeli6833]

Square Enix are in finanfical troubles as of late. won't be surprised if they merge with Koei Tecmo.

[@GeebusCrust]

"Oh, this game set the world on fire and has become a cornerstone of gaming culture? Sounds like a failure to me" ~Square, probably

[@ArchieGamez]

"Sell 100 mil copies or fail"

[@leithaziz2716]

Game gained great critical reception? Neat Game still sold "below expectations"? shut down any possibility of a sequel. Deus Ex deserved better.

[@carlbloke8797]

@@GeebusCrust literally what they did to Guardians of the Galaxy

[@Yous0147]

Seeing Monster Hunter World as number 1 just warms my heart. I never in a million years thought MH would be so popular and well recieved and I am in even more shock and awe of how well they managed to make it while keeping the soul of MH intact and expanding it in all the right ways. That game is just incredible.

[@emperormegaman3856]

That game saved Capcom's arse.

[@v.m.6549]

​@@emperormegaman3856yeah, they were literally 1 failed game away from bankrupt

[@v.m.6549]

Yeah, its probably one of the most fun, inmersive and unique experiences i had in my 20 years of constant gaming, it doesn't matter if play with friends, randoms or by myself, i still having fun.

[@legendredux1291]

Gen 5 did did lots of stupid stuff

[@Thollis1987]

What made it famous though? I never played it before. What do you do in the game?

[@Kaimax61]

It's just fascinating seeing how underrated Monster hunter still is with that kind of sales. Alot of people still thinks it's a niche cult franchise. When in fact, it has kept Capcom afloat during their darkest eras, and literally now their top 2 most selling games of all time.

[@emperormegaman3856]

If someone thinks that, it probably mean they heard of MH when it was a widely popular serie in Japan but niche in the rest of the world, and aren't necesarilly aware that the situation has changed a lot since then.

[@wolfman210]

@@emperormegaman3856 TBF Monster Hunter was niche until World hit.

[@longphan7656]

dawg MH world as well as the franchise is not freaking small. Like yeah sure it probably nothing compare to live service games but MH is SO popular in Japan its crazy. If MH is underrated then the DMC, SF and Resident evil franchise is non-existence in comparison

[@Force-Multiplier]

@@wolfman210 didn't Gen U sell over 10 million copies? a game with over 10 million is definitely amongst the best selling 100 to 200 games of all times

[@Stories-ji7lz]

@@Force-Multiplier did you not watch the video?

[@HunterForHire422]

Monster hunter going from niche (in the west) to the biggest game they've ever made blows my mind. My favorite franchise came such a long way

[@NihongoWakannai]

It was only niche in the west, it's been a big game in japan for a while

[@HunterForHire422]

@NihongoWakannai you're right. Still happy though that the west finally started enjoying the series alot.

[@yllekfrizco4557]

Mhw is pretty hardcore, tempered monsters in guiding lands dont fuck around, especially the variants and elderdragons. Its only easy if youre optimally prepared or being carried by some master rank 999 in full fatalis, or using the cringe defender equip in the early game

[@musizlover2008]

It really has. Story and lore never really had much footing in the games. You tend to forget about it and focus on the hunting aspect, that's where the fun is. The grind can be a bit tedious for me, I could never get that accursed Rathian Plate no matter how many I've slayed and captured.

[@Dat1AsianGuy]

I would only say that it's a niche series in the sense that even thought lots of people bought it, not many are talking about it. However this doesn't mean a bad thing it's just not popular in the same sense as SF or RE series. As someone who doesn't play MH, I enjoy seeing it's popularity rise and people having fun with it 😀

[@athena9029]

It's hard to compare sales nowadays vs the old days when not only rentals and tradings where a thing, but also arcades. SFII was a literal worldwide phenomenon like no other fighting game ever before (or after) but all the money it made came from the arcades not the home consoles. SFII is literally among the top 10 highest grossing games of all time over titles like Fortnite, GTA Online, Pokémon GO and Candy Crush.

[@ainnocent]

Yeah that context is so important to have these days. Its almost like how its unfair to compare TV viewership numbers to now vs then

[@Graterstuuf]

NBA Jam has to be up there too

[@TheCrewExpendable]

Street Fighter 2 making $billions in just quarters alone (and their other currency equivalents) not counting home sales is just insane to me. Arcades have fallen so far. (To be clear, I imagine it's not necessarily Capcom actually making money off quarters unless they have revenue share agreements. But the machines are making so much money that arcade operators keep buying more and more SF2 machines).

[@kevingriffith6011]

Also the market is just... bigger overall. Gaming was a niche hobby back then. The number of people who own a console or gaming PC is just significantly larger than it was back in 1988.

[@lordhughmungus]

I was gonna call bullshit on this cause it just seemed like such an absurd claim. Looked it up. SF2 allegedly made over ten billion dollars from arcades alone. The only two games in history to make more money than it were Space Invaders and Pac-Man. That's just fuckin wild.

[@bocodamondo]

it always be funny to me that people forgot a game called "remember me" haha pure irony

[@Dracobyte]

From the creators of Life is Strange

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

Remeber Capcom only made DMC5 because they didn't want Itsuno the director to leave cause he was too valuable to them, they wanted to test DMC4 SE's sale to gauge interest and then it turned out to be one of capcoms biggest hits love to see it

[@ZappBranniglenn]

Mega Man has over a hundred games (not exaggeration), so to see only six releases topping a million really proves they're made for the fans. By the way shout outs to Capcom for willingly providing this data for comparison. Most companies only post numbers when there's something to brag about.

[@GreatRusio]

I think Mega man probably sees a shit ton of success via merchandise, tv shows and licensing? Still I do think Capcom does amazing when it comes to actually making good titles for fans

[@gamalsaad1545]

208 games maybe more

[@Potidaon]

Thing is, MM was huge back in the day. But it stopped. Every game since MM9 however is made for the fans.

[@ZappBranniglenn]

@@Potidaon Nah, it was especially for the fans back in the day. Mega Man 4, 5, and 6 were on years out of date NES hardware. They had their robot masters built from fan entries in a character design contest. I don't think they built those games expecting to turn a big profit.

[@Potidaon]

MM2 and 3 both sold over a mill, so I'd assume they had some kind of expectations for at least 4. MMX didn't come out until 93, so it looks like they were trynna wring all they could out of the NES.

[@carlbloke8797]

I feel like a lot of Capcom fans underestimate Mega Man series’ success given that it outsold the entire Devil May Cry series. I’m honestly glad this shows that Mega Man is still just as much mascot status as Street Fighter and Monster Hunter are

[@AshNeeko]

Its also a lot older lol

[@ssj4jw]

It also has over 100 games in the series.

[@SuntoryKick]

Way older and way more games. Pound for pound it doesn’t really.

[@carlbloke8797]

@@SuntoryKick it’s still a success pound for pound regardless despite people saying the contrary is my point

[@SuntoryKick]

@@carlbloke8797 Ah okay, the DMC part just didn’t make much sense but I see what you mean.

[@Gojiro7]

One of the best things about Capcom as a company, is if you look at their history, they are often the company brave enough to try the risk of new things, and when they prove successful they start whole new trends in the industry. Off the top of my head the list of things Capcom is responsible for starting includes, Fighting games (Street Fighter 2), Survival Horror (Resident Evil), Character Action games (Devil May Cry), Full on remaking a classic game (Resident Evil Remake though this became more popular later on with 2's remake), the return of Fighting games (Street Fighter 4), Digital only small scale produced retro revival games (Megaman 9), Digital only (at first) small scale classic game remakes (Ducktales Remastered), and the most recent being the Revival of Survival horror (Resident Evil 7). all of these things became prominate after Capcom put in the money and risk and proved to everyone else these were successful to try in the market

[@CrimsoniteSP]

I love that RE5 is on there. It's not the best by any means but it is so much fun with friends. I also wanna give credit, they did make it widely more accessible on PC not too long ago. Before you had to go download some outdated software just to boot it up. Now it just runs and I'm VERY surprised to see it still has a playerbase on PC. I've been joining other people's lobbies and they were completely new, or bad, to the game. It was incredible.

[@Zero0mtk]

I know RE5 often gets a bad rep, but man was it one of the best co-op campaign experience I've had with my brother. That game really shines as a couch co-op game.

[@CrimsoniteSP]

@@Zero0mtk It still shines, even online. Especially on PC because it actually allows mods. You can kinda troll people by modifying what's in your inventory. Even if you have items you're not supposed to have, it still allows you to play with no desyncs. Inventory shenanigans include having 999 stacks of anything, physics objects like molotovs or gun models, boss exclusive weapons like the flamethrower, and my favorite, being able to carry multiples of the same weapon, which you normally can't do.

[@wolfman210]

Like Max said RE5 and 6 still sold well despite the fandom bitching about them luckily for the fanbase Biohazard didn't bomb horribly so Capcom still listens to them instead of treating the franchise like Madden or COD.

[@Lloydo111]

RE5 is the most sold RE btw! Its just capcom doesn't combine all versions of the game thats why !

[@Dracobyte]

It could get a lot better with a possible remake.

[@Slitheringpeanut]

Dragon's Dogma was rushed. They couldn't implement half of what they wanted, in Dragon's Dogma 2 they are aiming to fix that. And DD was my jam. I love watching Max play Fighting Games and learning about them, but they're not as big a jam to me as single player games. I do appreciate his takes on the gaming industry as a whole, too.

[@funstorm1789]

ive only ever played DD online and I miss that so bad.

[@goukudera]

Bro if If og dragons dogma and dark arisen were rushed then DD2 is gonna be god tier

[@shutup1037]

DD is still like people's favourite game (for those who have played it) even with compromise things

[@Slitheringpeanut]

@@shutup1037 It's one of mine! I still play it!

[@Yous0147]

DD is a game that just almost barely is itching towards amazingness but you only manage to feel it if you put massive amount of effort in yourself. If DD2 manages to capture that magic and present it more readily to the player, it will no doubt be another Capcom hit.

[@ShaunInce123]

The Ultimate Marvel 3 story is very interesting. It didn't do very well at the start, but did better over time. Then when it was re released 6 years later, it got more sales than the original release in half the time.

[@awesomereviews1561]

Numbers are wrong for this data. They don’t add the different editions of games. Example: RE 5 is at 13.5 millions if you add the Gold Edition and the PS4/Xbox one versions.

[@iJakku]

Megaman, dmc and monster hunter is my all time favorite capcom franchise. I feel we need another megaman game.

[@traviswilliams2348]

Mhw as the best seller is such a huge happiness point for me. Its easily my favorite game of all time, the fact that it sold so well and reached so many is such an amazing thing.

[@wolfman210]

Not really surprising considering Capcom for years has said RE,MH and SF are their top selling franchises and the sales data reflects it. What's interesting though is seeing the transition of Capcom from an Arcade company to prioritizing home software through the lens of sales data. Street Fighter is the only remnant of the original Capcom.

[@StarDragonJP]

You also gotta remember that the gaming market was much smaller back then as well, 1.5 mil might not seem like a lot but Mega Man 2 was still one of the best selling NES games. I'm more surprised that 9 & 10 aren't on there, or that the Legacy Collection isn't higher.

[@1ceClimber]

At the rate that capcom is reinventing the wheel, RE9's gonna be a genius breakthrough in top down strategy games and we'll all love it

[@Spy_Mama]

You know this video is very interesting, Max makes a good case for current Capcom having a lot of integrity about putting good games before money. I think recent games like the new RE games and SF 6 show that when something seems stale they genuinely want to learn from that and make a great product.

[@JMotion]

Not sure if it was mentioned on stream or just absent from the list. But the Megaman Bettle Network Legacy Collection that came out this year has sold over 1.42 million units according to Capcom's latest report. Those are also games that, for the better part of two decades, have been very popular GBA emulation titles.

[@EastyyBlogspot]

Funny really that Monster hunter had been around for so long but when they put resources into it and finally brought it to the current gen games consoles multiformat it sold like gangbusters. I was really disappointed though they treated the RE3 remake like the original in that....it really was a side thing and so did not have all the resources

[@wolfman210]

Monster Hunter is big now because of World which the fandom hated at first because Capcom was trying to make the game more appealing to a wider audience.

[@kaleidoscope6043]

I just hope the next MH title is closer to World than it is to Rise. Keep the best of both, but I personally had like 2500 hours in World, and maybe 300 in Rise, didn't even bother to play the last few Sunbreak title updates :/

[@iMakeTheSpackle]

They will most likely keep doing both. MH has had two dev teams that work on different projects for awhile now.

[@MrShukaku1991]

I agree, There are a lot of things I liked about Rise, but World/Iceborne was just... better on so many fundamental things. The maps of World FEEL alive and varied, where Rise went back more towards the big flat open area. Sure, Rise has a few regions where it's got some terrain, but there's nothing like the slope zone in the Ancient Forest, the multi-leveled cactus area in the desert or the Giant Crystal cave of the elders Recess. All the little creatures of World, they aren't just "You can throw this at the monster for benefits", there's little ants gathering from plants, tiny raptors jumping from trees, and yes, still useful guys like the Paratoad, but even then, you had to work with nature, drawing the monster to it, rather than just grabbing it and throwing it. The adjustable movesets from Rise are something I hope they keep, but the wirebugs were too much at times. Not only did they enable special moves, but they were great mobility tools, and even gave you wirefall to get out of monster combos. The plain old slinger gave you some of the mobility with Wedge Beetles, and some weapons could take advantage of slinger ammo/attacks, but it was never too much. The Clutch Claw was somewhat troublesome, I will admit, but overall not the worst thing.

[@deltasca]

new mh player ? because world is good and all like rise . they made both more casual friendly . my first mh was freendom 2 for psp.

[@therighttrousers343]

I hope that they don't let go of Rise's stuff, and develop more Rise-theoried games as the 'portable' options between 'main' games. I'm more Rise-preferenced myself. Have another high environment game, then another high action game.

[@kaleidoscope6043]

@@deltasca my first mh title was tri, and played all of them since, so I certainly wouldn't say I'm 'new' if not one of the super vets.

[@LiggyMustard]

With over 2000+ hours in MHW, capcom really are CapGods

[@yllekfrizco4557]

I feel sorry for the ppl who couldn’t get into it, its such an amazing game. So much variety

[@BBBerti]

3000+ here and still playing from time to time. I like to switch between Sunbreak and Iceborne

[@Yous0147]

They took a beloved cult game, made it with more realistic graphics and visual fidelity, expanded the style to fit more with a global audience, reigned in the number of monsters to a core group because they were using an entirely new engine, and changed gameplay mechanics and systems to simplify things. Every one of these, a recipe for disaster in other game studios, but Capcom smashed it out of the park! They did so well with MHW I can still barely believe how amazing this game is, even despite taking all of the difficulties and pitfalls in mind.

[@noidsuper]

@@Yous0147Actually World doesn’t use the RE Engine.

[@allanbroady2970]

​@@noidsuperyea Rise only uses the RE engine world still runs on the old engine.

[@arishi4054]

I genuinely believe Monster Hunter was the only thing keeping Capcom alive for a while. It's the only series that never dipped in quality like SF and RE

[@gehtdichnichtsan2418]

True, but that was probably more due to copy paste possibilities, they never really had to change the game from PSP to 3DS. Apart from upping the resolution of textures, Monsters, skeletons, environments, items, weapons and mechanics, it all basically stayed the same. Obviously they started changing stuff with SA and CB and then Hunting Styles and Techniques, but they only ever had to come up with new Monsters. Which is huge if it has a Core Audience of basically 4 million sells.

[@arishi4054]

@@gehtdichnichtsan2418 They changed the models for the monsters and made all new maps for the 3ds. Yeah they will reuse some of the assets but that has nothing to do with what I was saying. SF5 looks better than 4 but it was an awful game but MH stayed just as fun with every release

[@1wayroad935]

@@arishi4054 Says you! I remember the underwater hunts in 3!

[@arishi4054]

@@1wayroad935 I loved underwater combat. Also even if you don't like it it's not like the game was incomplete like everything they were releasing at the time. It's just another mechanic that you may like or hate like wirebugs and clutch claw and hunter arts

[@kodosquea1994]

@@gehtdichnichtsan2418 And yet tons of companies copy paste and still bomb hard. Copy pasting and keeping the game fresh is an art

[@jaleon1106]

Can't believe that Devil May Cry 2 isn't top 1. Guess it made too many sales that made it so hard to keep track of, they just didn't add it here.

[@ItsDaniPlays]

You should have reacted to the list when it gets updated later this month. Also the reason why RE3R sells so well is because of 2 reasons: 1. The game is also bundled with RE2R as the "Raccoon City Bundle" 2. The game is discounted to the max! Like sometimes more than RE2R. So of course it will sell when it's not $60. Side note: RE3R did not at all sell 5 million in 2020, it sold 4.6 mil by November 2021...

[@shelbyherring92]

I think that's fair... Most fans chafed at Re3r being a full $60 when it came out and said it should have only been worth like, $40 at most. But still, it's not a bad game - just didn't meet fan expectations after 7 and 2r.

[@jexusdomel5194]

it shares a similar fate to resi 6 and even 5, dropping the price served them well

[@ItsDaniPlays]

@@jexusdomel5194 In no way does it share the same fate. RE5 was not only well reviewed, but it also sold 5 million copies in 1 year. RE3R took 1 year and 7 months to reach 4.6 million.

[@Lloydo111]

It also sells because its after RE2R success and RE3 is very beloved same with Jill & Nemesis! Many ppl loved RE3R and it will keep selling down the road!

[@Jknight416]

DMC5’s ranking placement has now reached the top 10s at this time of writing. It feels good to be back in the spotlight with the DMC series.

[@everrunic8375]

They just need to do those dmc remakes the same way they’re doing re remakes. Also hoping that anime will fill our dark souls with light and boost that sales even further!

[@Duelingk]

I dont know if this list is updated with the battle network collection but that recently hit 1.3m sales alone.

[@Confuzed54]

God, it’s already been five years since Mega Man 11…

[@The_LightArrow]

I just need more DMC and MonHun pumped into my veins, but I will wait patiently for peak gaming

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

RE4 on GameCube was limited probably to the number of GameCube owners, but every GameCube owner I knew had it and played it. My cousin even had the chainsaw.

[@MacUser2-il2cx]

I agree with you on Onimusha, that was a hit on the PS2.

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Love these historical deep dives from you, Max.

[@stikyfinkaz183]

6:32 Forgot about "Remember me" ...funny. xDD

[@DIOBrando-ij2bp]

Capcom kind of games their sales list now. Like with Street Fighter 5 they bundle every version of the game together under one Street Fighter 5 umbrella, which makes it look like that’s the best selling Street Fighter home release with 7.40 million sales. But if you do the same with the other Street Fighter games, Street Fighter 2 sold at least 14.04 on the 16 bit systems (with Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection selling 2.90; not list since it’s under a million, but Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers on the Switch sold half a million in its first year) and Street Fighter 4 sold 9.9 million. I’m actually kind of surprised Marvel vs Capcom 3’s sales (5.1 million) are so close to Street Fighter 5. Resident Evil 5 is also still the best selling Resident Evil game.

[@nom-cha]

thanks for the LP2 shout out - needed that

[@BEAST-gv1ou]

Street Fighter 5 not getting released on Xbox hurt sales in the beginning. Monster Hunter was pure gold for Capcom probably saved the company

[@RobNomad]

“i totally forgot about this..” and the game is called “remember me” 😂

[@emperormegaman3856]

Mega Man 11 was at 1.6 a year ago. It's not to the mainstream sales levels of RE or (now) MonHun, but i'm glad it keep selling over time, it'll probably top 2 millions (that and Mega Man BN collection).

[@willsword8100]

I hope to see Megaman back in the spotlight it is a trial to get into the story of Megaman X or Zero. But who knows what will happen.

[@marcellosilva9286]

The franchise is dead.

[@giovannimeza1]

​@@marcellosilva9286dmc2 Dante= no opinion

[@orangeslash1667]

@@marcellosilva9286 I recommend Super Alloy Ranger and 30xx as Mega Man successors.

[@DefactoOverlord]

the fact that RE3 remake is 6th most successful RE game based on sales is funny to me.

[@WillTheGreatest]

Really makes me shocked they haven't gone full tilt with a DMC remake given the success of REmakes and DMC5 sonce

[@rafaelblackman9879]

Mega Man is to Capcom what Metroid is to Nintendo. Both are series with their respective fanbases and get plenty of critical success, but each new title only sells 2 million units. That makes it hard to justify a new game when you have franchises that always sell more.

[@islandboy9381]

Nintendo sometimes doesn't always consider sales for when they wanna make a new game for a lesser known franchise and more so if it can bring any interesting gameplay opportunities, like with F-Zero

[@JukainPwnsSurvives]

@@islandboy9381eh but look how long it took to get a “new” f zero game. Hell I think the only reason they did it was due to that one Nintendo investor called when somebody asked why they haven’t made a new f zero

[@Yous0147]

Some games aren't made for massive sales though, games are also a vehicle for spreading word of mouth and your company prowess and branding, cementing a history. Also 2 million units is nothing to scoff at, it all depends on the cost and effort put into the game, you can still make a "modest" package that fits with that sales target comfortably, especially with Megaman. I think honestly that they just don't have a spearhead for Megaman to take the helm, especially after Keiji Inafune left. Each Capcom game has a director and producer that spearheads a given game.

[@Kaimax61]

bruh, the highest Megaman 11, didn't even reach 2M XD

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Kaimax61 This is because 2d games are slow getting less popular.

[@shyguy6898]

Monster Hunter World plus Iceborne sold over 22 million copies and is Capcoms best selling game ever made. A game series that wasn't that well known for many years broke into the spot light and is still one of my favorite games ever made. I cannot wait for MHW 2 and hope MH has a strong future ahead.

[@NihongoWakannai]

In the west it might not be well known, but it's very well known in japan.

[@HanDaimond]

The selling point for me was that it was finally free from the shackles of being mostly a Nintendo exclusive, having to play it on a "next-gen" platform was enough reason to buy it.

[@beam5655]

@@NihongoWakannai World made it popular in the west.

[@BBBerti]

@@GMOTP5738 If you mean 'making it casual' by getting rid of most tedious stuff and awful animations, then idk what to tell you. Because of the awful weapon balancing, old world fights were either a joke(Valor LS, Valor HBH or LBG, Striker Lance or IG and CB in 4u etc.) or make you wanna blow your brains out. I don't think getting rid of paintballs and less chasing around through segmented maps and loading screens is casualizing it.

[@Kaimax61]

you mean MH 6.

[@penguino8-bit171]

Max: God i miss Mega man Me:Me too, max. Me too.😢

[@Mercman1010]

The fact that somewhere around 90% of all japanese psp's were playing MH at some point still blows my mind

[@ThePhildefer001]

Interesting topic, thx for the awesome discussion!

[@taylon5200]

Not suprised, mhw is a goddamn masterpiece and i replay it every year. And dmc5 is my favorite action game ever made. Capcom is hot af

[@KrzyUnit]

RIP Megaman Legends

[@judemccabe1242]

Its worth noting that older games will feel bigger than those sales show because gaming in general has just constantly grown as space, more people buy them, more people are willing to give completely new things a shot and the games that would usually be lost to time, actually get a lot of publicity for free around the web. So older games will sell less on average just as a base.

[@Necroscat]

I miss Mega Man too, the "X" series specifically. I use to be so good at those games, hell if I tried a little I could probably do speed runs on most of them...

[@martymcintosh5026]

Megaman, Onimusha, Darkstalkers, please come back

[@Lloydo111]

Some things to point out capcom never combine sales for the same game but different versions "weird to me" RE5 is the most sold RE title! They even separate the gold edition from launch edition! 2ndly RE3R isn't an abomination nor cheap.. yes its short but it had so much quality and made characters much better.. it got 10s and 9s too not just 7 or 8s, ppl enjoyed it and thats why its selling insanely good! And capcom rn is in their golden age and they deserve it! I remember them saying after RE6 was released that they will focus so much on quality & being reviewed super well over sales and they absolutely nailed both now 😂🔥❤ everything seems to be 10 millions for them and whats insane is that their game keep selling longer after they were out! In 2 years RE4R will be like 13 or 14 millions and RE3R 10 millions or something 😂❤

[@DarkVizardBerryTan]

RE5 still sold more than all other RE games. The fact they split it and gold edition always seemed odd for some reason.

[@Dramatic_Gaming]

I'm curioous. IIRC some early-mid 2000's Capcom games had DLC that could upgrade a base game to the Ultimate/Arcade Editition/whatever. Does that count as a sale or no?

[@Dynamode8]

@8:51 Same, the Blue Bomber just doesn't get enough love these days. Considered niche compared to everything else.

[@mrcwillis6970]

Some of these do surprise me. Hearing about who capcom put in charge for RE4 remake is amazing. RE4 remake is probably one of my favourite games of all time. ❤

[@zaktheghost3289]

Idk why Capcom hasnt re-released MVC2 yet....

[@glennburton9689]

Wish I found your channel earlier. Great content. You’re top tier

[@Tadoka_Inamo]

World is the overall best-selling MH game. However, in Japan, it sold less than the two previous base games (4 and X). Iceborne sold less in Japan than P2G, P3, 3G, 4G, and XX.

[@Benri05]

The absurd amount of sales made up for it, there was an interview for the lead director of Rise, basically it was meant to be an old style MH game with loadscreens and whatnot but since World got a massive reception they scrapped the early build for Rise and remade it based on the changes World had.

[@jinpei05]

Selling millions of units over a long period is always great. Here's my question: how much does it cost to develop a game? Because if the budgets are ballooning, they have to keep selling units just to break even...

[@douglasmesa684]

Básicamente lo que cuesta hacer una película que necesita grandes efectos especiales, buenos actores, guionistas, etc. Si no me equivoco Red Dead Redemption 2 le costó a Rockstar como más de 500 millones de dólares.

[@samhainvt]

Development costs usually depend on the scale of the game itself, as well as factoring in development time, publicity, and other things. For AAA scale games they tend to balloon massively because of an obsession with studios trying to make movie quality cinematics. Capcom's budgets always seem to fluctuate, since back in the retro days they were notorious for reusing assets, then they outsourced a bunch of stuff later on with disastrous results. Now that they're back to having almost all development being internal, their own budgets per games are likely fluctuating again. I wouldn't be surprised if RE4 Remake had a super high budget compared to the remakes of 2 and 3 considering all the work that went into it.

[@REvoLverj98]

Only 25% of all games from every company were ever profitable. The market is harsh, and really goes to show you Capcom's ingenuity to still exist like 30+ years later

[@Potidaon]

Capcom doesn't release budgets, but Breath of the Wild cost $40M to make. For comparison, a small game like Fuga: Memories of Steel cost $2M.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@samhainvt This is why Mega man was important, 2d games usually don't need super hight budgets.

[@yayoeva00]

6:56 I could swear I heard Super Mario here for a second lol

[@JaceTheDragon]

Hi I feel incredibly seen at 6:20 in the video--I was one of TWO testers who worked on the Xbox 360/PS3 port of MvC2. That game was ported by a company I can't remember the name of, which was owned by Cloud 9 which no longer exists (I myself am doing fine I got a new job about a year after that game released). I should say, I was one of two testers _in the development studio_ for that port (I'm sure Capcom corporate had plenty of testers working on it...maybe) but yeah. The reason that sales figure is as good as it is, is due to the Dreamcast version not being available nearly as easily as a DOWNLOAD on TWO platforms for a handful of moneys. Was it a good port? No. Was it technically clean? No, and I'm saying that even though it was my job to make it clean (two people are not enough to accurately QA a game of that magnitude, but that's what we had). Was it popular? At the time, certainly. People want their Mahvel, you know this.

[@xxnike0629xx]

I do hope Capcom goes a PS5 remaster/remake for the Onimusha series and Devil May Cry series. We also need a Legacy Collection for the Mega Man Legends series, Marvel vs Capcom series, and Capcom vs. SNK series.

[@emperormegaman3856]

It's easier for games now to have legs and keep selling over time. With digital distribution, and the possibility to order games online. back in the NES days, once the game wasn't on store shelves anymore, it was mostly done selling. and stores eventually had to stop selling some games to make room for the new releases.

[@FrMZTsarmiral]

Lol they just updated this list today, DMC5 is now in the top 10 of best selling Capcom games ever.

[@CaraDeMossoro]

From Capcom the only thing I want, you know, is Megaman, the rest I don't care.

[@deadweight5780]

6:33 Nice one Max, nice one

[@gligarguy4010]

Hope Megaman can someday come here 😢

[@senormarston]

I'm still hurt for cutting the mercenaries minigame from RE3R

[@jackkelly9048]

Max said it's gamer time - we're talking public reception and sales growth

[@jabbawookeez01]

psp monster hunter was peak gaming that people now a days would think its too hard.

[@GeoffG-ATX]

Man, I miss the Onimusha games. They were so cool! It was awesome seeing that game title again.

[@malikwhite3414]

Re5 and re6 is actually around 13-14 million if you count the sales for the Xbox one and ps4 versions

[@lsthree6996]

Still have ;my MvC2 for the PS2 and PS3.

[@beastofdarknesss5822]

Keep up the great videos bro

[@genloyola6916]

Rise is amazing and ive given that game 2k hours and im still currently playing it truly deserves all the sales it got

[@Robincredible]

6:32 Game Title: "Remember Me" Max: "I completely forgot about it"

[@lukemoonwalker8444]

I've counted 3 versions of Dragon's Dogma between the OG one and Dark Arisen, overall they add up to almost 6.5M and they don't even seem to include the Switch version. I think that's why DD2 will be a very big deal.

[@NepuRhythme]

They need to remake Lost Planet 2 with updated mechanics, I remember the fights with bosses being better than MH since you can go inside them and destroy weak spots in their guts

[@lavawingsplays1627]

I want a new Mega Man X brought back to it's SNES style roots. Let's go Capcom!

[@marcusmeins1839]

Snk vs capcom 3 and a new megaman X game would be enough for me .

[@orangeslash1667]

@@marcusmeins1839 I recommend Super Alloy Ranger and 30xx as Mega Man successors.

[@advanced8998]

Wow ..RE games sell so damn much! RE Village at 8 million already?! That just lets me know that RE isnt going anywhere anytime soon. I suspect a Code Veronica AND a RE5 remake are both coming because why not?!

[@maramba32]

Capcom needs to being back spin of megamans. Like starforce and battle network

[@orangeslash1667]

I recommend Super Alloy Ranger and 30xx as Mega Man successors.

[@RikouHogashi]

I'm still happy about Dragon's Dogma i got it fairly recently and i like where its heading with the party system its just a shame the said party's personality is lacking

[@meteor22]

A lot of people, my self included, were duped into thinking that RE3RE was a sure fire thing. RE2RE gave us no reason to think otherwise. Once we got our hands on it only then did people figure out that it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. As for sales months after the initial release, the game has been on heavy discount prices since then cuz the secret was out at that point, so even if you knew or heard that the game was not as good as the previous remake what's $30 or less for a "AAA" title?

[@marcuskane1040]

I got tricked by the RE3R demo REALLY hard. It looked really promising but at the end turned out to be the best part of the whole game 💀

[@joegardner851]

Was I disappointed with the game? Yeah but I did have fun with it. I replay it every year along with 2

[@Think_Noir]

I was playing half translated rips of monster hunter on psp back in the day... good times

[@eddvo6641]

Man, i feel bad for the goblinoid who had to count all of these sold units to instimate the correct numbers.

[@StephenTheZ]

As someone who is obsessed with numbers and is always looking at the platinum page on the investor website I can say nope, I am not surprised!

[@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski]

we're in an era where the money men are pushing devs to make gaas, gacha, and micro transaction friendly games but we're starting to see signs of this type of scam being rejected by the average consumer. we can only hope that another scam doesn't become hot before these ones wither and die. then, hopefully, they'll have to only rely on the tried and true money maker of making good games.

[@luvlybaluga]

Dragons Dogma saved Crapcom.

[@Theblackvortex75]

Doesn't surprise me about Monster Hunter love that series and the community loves it too!

[@shokurt1]

I’m a big Resident evil series fan. I remember playing RE2 on ps1 back in the late 90’s at 2am. My brother & I was too scared to touch the controller. 2, 4, 5 & 6 are my favorites 😍 1 & 3 way too scary back then 😅

[@GuilesGarden]

Awesome video to see the sells from our favorite game developer!

[@silent_jav]

Look at max fitting in with the times 6:14 😂

[@cashordeals3672]

I knew monster hunter rise did well but dang i didn't know it did that well👌🏾

[@Takkunaso]

I loved RE5 and RE6! I wish they made more like them 😭

[@Danceofmasks]

I bought Remember Me, and so did some people I knew ... none of us finished it. No regrets though. It was definitely a rough game, but the franchise had some potential.