| contestgamer said: Not unrealistic at all otherwise Capcom wouldnt have made the game. They certainly expected it to sell better, the whole reboot happened because RE6 was considered a fialure at 4.9 mil. But otherwise youre basically agreeing it bombed, Capcom wont be happy. |
Just to be clear, I do think there is a high probability that they will revert back to the action formula but ...
I don't really know if I'd say that this is a "bomb" because the sales are lower. Keep in mind that a next generation action game as over the top as Resident Evil 6 would probably cost more to develop than Resident Evil 7.
Capcom and Square Enix and other pubishers overestimating their hand isn't that uncommon and besides http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/million.html Resident Evil 6 ended up selling 7.1 million anyway.
None of this is to mention that in other variations of the article you linked Capcom talks positively about titles like Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate or Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen, not because they made more profit off of them, but because they exceeded expectations. "Exceeding" expectations hardly matters at a point if your expectations are still too high to be realistic. Capcom more than likely made a very high profit off of Resident Evil 7.
http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/data/pdf/explanation/2016/3rd/explanation_2016_3rd_03.pdf
We know Resident Evil 7 recouped it's development costs as far back as at least February 10th, so your "expensive reboot" thing is also a poor excuse.
Also just looking at Capcom's statements it's clear they see Resident Evil 7 as a game who's benchmarks should be based on consistency and not initial sales...
" As of January 27, it has shipped 2.5 million units. (*3 million units as of February 10.) Compared to Resident Evil 6 this may seem like a lower initial pace, however this can be attributed to the recent wider adoption of digital downloads and the transition from a sharp initial spike in sales for games to a continuous long tail. Further, we believe that achieving our fiscal-year target of 4 million units for this title is wholly possible, as we expect sales to continue for a longer period, buoyed on highly positive post-launch reviews from both the media and consumers."
Like I said, they are probably a little disappointed but that doesn't mean I'm "admitting it's a bomb". Quite the opposite, Capcom just overestimates and it's pretty well documented.
