Tsujimoto has said Capcom will make PCs its main platform. The company had earlier focused on consoles but pivoted a few years ago to cross-platform development for consoles and PCs. 'Resident Evil 7: Biohazard,' released in January 2017, sold 3.5 million units in its first fiscal year and has continued to sell more than 1 million copies each fiscal year since then.Ĭapcom's recent focus on PCs has added to the momentum, with rereleases and remasters of a number of older games previously found only on consoles like Sony's PlayStations. This optimism rests on the strength of Capcom's catalog of existing games, which accounted for 56% of sales in fiscal 2018 and are set to make up 75% this fiscal year.
Yet President Haruhiro Tsujimoto expressed confidence that 'we absolutely can grow again next fiscal year.' Investors have voiced concern about earnings falling off again once these installments of two of Capcom's flagship franchises drop out of the spotlight. The release of 'Resident Evil Village' buoyed sales of 'Resident Evil 7,' an earlier installment in the franchise.
