Gamezine: As Japanese consumers line up to buy Resident Evil 5, Famitsu reports that the two console versions appeared to be selling almost equally.
Famitsu.com reports on the Resident Evil 5 launch in Japan, where the game and hardware bundles went on sale today.
Reporters were posted at a major Tokyo retailer, where a queue had been lining up outside the store before its 10am opening time.
Famitsu.com reports that the media were impressed by the sight of the cash machine ringing.
Resident Evil 5 launched 15 years ago today - and it continues to stand as a stepping stone from the good to the bad.
One of my favourites because of the co-op. Then Resi 6 arrived and the series nosedived further.
I enjoyed the game co-oping with a friend I know the game in solo the AI can be an idiot but RE5 is way better then RE6. I played RE6 with a friend if it wasn't cheap when I got I would have avoided RE6.
5 was excellent, still play Mercs with my brother.
I would love a fully remastered RE:5, with some added, reworked content. The DLC for 5 was also excellent.
6 was awful.
I never understood why the game was misunderstood. It was a fantastic game at launch and is still fun today to play. It’s as action packed as Resident Evil 4 was, yet that’s regarded a masterpiece 🤷♂️
it was "misunderstood" because they introduced co-op into the franchise at a time when people loved to have fake rage about co-op. like, you could play the game as a solo experience, but people chose to have their bandwagon rage because it was cool at the time lol
Try to cope with your friend through terror with this list featuring the best horror Co-Op games you can play today.
An exploration of whether RE5 is truly the most logical next step for a remake, or whether there are others in line who deserve their day in the sun.
Remake of Resident evil outbreak as well as file 2. Same gameplay as the recent remakes. Choose what ever character you want to play as. With online co op.
Nope.
Rather remake other past Capcom & non-mainline RE games ... IF they have to continue churning out Remakes.
I'd rather want a new 3rd person RE spin-off
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The Kotaku article, that might have been based off the same source, said that the PS3 bundles sold out in 20 mins. The Andriasang article told basically the same story.
I think we all know what platform it will sell more on, given SF VI's performance.
In any event, things will be clearer come tomorrow's first day sales tallies.
I really wish people would stop their knee-jerk analysis of the gaming market. Saying something speculative doesn't make it "news" or "true" by any means.
Not bad considering the difference in install bases
Since when is the 360 relevant in Japan...?
We don't know the exact numbers yet, so I think I'll pass on this speculation. No multi-plat made by a Japanese company has sold on par on both systems, PS3 has always had the edge, why would it be different this time?
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