Resident Evil 5 ships 4 million copies worldwide

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Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) is proud to announce that the first shipment of “Resident Evil 5,” the newest title in one of Capcom’s most popular series, has shipped more than 4 million copies worldwide.

“Resident Evil 5” combines powerful visuals only capable on today’s generation of video game consoles with Hollywood’s film-making skills and technology to create a new sense of fear that arises from the contrast between light and darkness. Thanks to the company’s proprietary engine, the MT Framework, Capcom was able to make “Resident Evil 5” a multi-platform title(PLAYSTATION®3/Xbox 360™), giving a vast number of players the opportunity to enjoy the game. Many players’ expectations were raised by playing through the demo, which was downloaded over 4 million times. This all culminated in the largest first shipment of any title for the series to date.
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I find that interesting since there was a chunk of controversy surrounding it (allegations of racism). Although perhaps that actually helped it to get sold?
 
Yep, controversy sells games (well, actually anything sells if it is surrounded by controversy).
Plus, the game isn't too bad, is it?
 
Shipping is still indicative of demand.
I bet there will be only a certain percentage (which I reckon is a very small %) that will not actually be 'sold' yet.
I am interested to know how many pre-orders they received.
 
It'll outsell most games, this is probably one of the highest rated titles of 2009.
I can't wait to get my hands on it!!
 
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