Resident Evil 4 Remake hits 4M copies sold, series sales exceed 135M

Capcom today revealed new sales figures for both the recently released Resident Evil 4 Remake and the Resident Evil series. According to the company, RE4R has surpassed 4 million units sold within only a few weeks of its release. The series itself has also surpassed new sales milestones even before the launch of the new title.

At last report, we heard that RE4R sold 3 million units within days of its launch. According to Alex Aniel, author of Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil, this makes it the second-fastest-selling Resident Evil game of all time, after Resident Evil 6.