24 May 2008
Ferry

Devil May Cry 5 on Capcom’s mind. Devil May Cry 4 record sales of 2 million make plans all but certain

Devil May Cry 4 producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi said back at E3 2007 that he wanted to make Devil May Cry 5 if Capcom let him. This week Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto announced in a press release that Capcom’s fiscal year 2008 sales increased to over 83 billion Yen ($806 million), in part thanks to Devil May Cry 4’s record sales of over 2 million units worldwide since its early February 2008 release, making it the fastest selling Devil May Cry game so far and taking the entire series from 7 to 9 million sold*. It now seems all but certain Capcom wants a sequel with Mr. Tsujimoto closing off the PR by saying “We hope to continue meeting and exceeding the expectations of gamers with our dedication to developing solid titles for the best gaming platforms available.”

To quote Capcom producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi’s words from last year: “Continuing the storyline is always possible. However, we do work under a corporate system, so unless Capcom gives us the green light to go ahead and continue on with releasing Devil May Cry 5, 6, 11, whatnot. It’s totally up to them.

However, personally I would like to continue with Devil May Cry and create more and more games for this franchise. Devil May Cry 4 has turned out to be a very cool-looking stylish game for those that have a PS3 or a [Xbox] 360. If you don’t buy Devil May Cry 4 you would think ‘Why didn’t I buy it?’ There’s no worth of having a PS3 or [Xbox] 360 without Devil May Cry 4. That’s the kind of game it’s going to turn out to be.”

Watch the full Gametrailers interview on video:

Maybe in the hack and slash, action game sequel they can explain the story behind the Devil Bringer!

Picture courtesy of VGboxart

* Devil May Cry series sales as of March 17, 2009:
Devil May Cry 1 sold 2.16 million
Devil May Cry 2 sold 1.7 million
Devil May Cry 3 sold 1.3 million
Devil May Cry 4 sales are at 2.2 million

17 June 2009 10:29
mcjakeqcool

As long as DMC 5 is on the 360 (or 720) I’ve still got the will to live. mcjakeqcool

20 June 2009 02:47
Dante

You know what it will be really awesome if there are 3 separate story lines in which you can play with nero,dante or vergil.And there should also be a major weapon and character upgrade.

23 June 2009 10:17
JQ

@mcjakeqcool
Same here, could’ent agree with you more. JQ

30 June 2009 16:32
Marwan

Plz man release the devil may cry 5.Me and my friend’s are witing for it.And one more think.If there are 3 separate story lines.That we will play with Nero Dante and vergil!!!!!!!!!!

2 July 2009 21:30
red fang

maaan we really need DEVIL MAY CRY 5 SOON!and i dont care how it`s ganna be! as long as vergil comes back(and gets WHAT IS RIGHTFULLY HIS! YAMATO!!!!)and a decent story line (NO KILLING VERGIL YA!) and more WEAPONS AND missions hmmm maybe like 40 or 60 missions! oh well everyone can dream right? besides i dont think Kobayashi b*st*rd is ganna let us down CUZ he`s such a nice guy right??!!!!