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

25 May 2008 05:56
Damian

Oh God I`m crazy about DMC
I`m still playing DMC4 almost every day…never get bored.
But the lack of Dante in DMC4 is a bullet in a head 4 me!
For part 5 please more Dante,Trish & Lady!!!

15 June 2008 18:57
MR BROWN1E

DMCV should be a for sure thing and it should be made two discs instead of one so that the person can play as all the main people

16 June 2008 10:04
>.

DMC5 would have to be the best of them

I really don’t know about you guys but I must admit DMC3 was the best, this concerns my problem with DMC4

WHAT HAPPENED TO RUNNING ON WALLS!

I do like the double-disc idea but the game is kinda iffy on the double character scheme. I really like Lady but never would play as her, adding Trish would be fun but no one would play as her cuz we already got Dante. Nero I like so much, but he’s had his 15-minutes of fame. There are only 2 ways of dodging this problem

#1: Kill off Nero, to resurrect Vergil, make Dante and his twin BFF for the whole game and pull off the Halo 3 schtick

#2: Scrap everything we know from DMC 1-4 and make a prequel. Who would we play though……

HEY KIDS ITS SPARDA!

17 June 2008 07:12
SOSparda

If I work at Capcom I will never replace Dante! Or leave the “torch” to a new kid 4 the next Showtime.
1st DMC is still my favourite, it wos serious,dark,morbid…the best!
DMC 5 = Dante, MORE GOTHIC DESIGN!!! More interiors,Twisted demon world,”Bloodcrying” walls,night,bloody rain, thunders,disturbing bosses… not the day of light, or to much drama like in DMC 4
I wonna see hell of the game! (And some hell boobs:-P )
Yeah and… Adios to Nero.

26 June 2008 17:54
MJ

Are you kdding me? Nero was my favrite part of DMC4! Theres nothing like the devil bringer…

Anyways, Dmc5 should involve Nero just like dmc4. Now that nero has the yamato, its all him from now

26 June 2008 17:55
MJ

Are you kdding me? Nero was my favrite part of DMC4! Theres nothing like the devil bringer…

Anyways, Dmc5 should involve Nero just like dmc4. Now that nero has the yamato, its all him from now…

1 July 2008 22:57
xThe Dx

Nero is the sh*t!!!!!!!!

3 July 2008 19:08
Winton

This game is a must, I wanna hear more info on it thought, this was the latest post for DMC5 news? Either way Dante is da shyt, Nero was a great add on, but he can never replace Dante.

6 July 2008 02:26
i_like_things

Nero shouldn’t be ditched, otherwise there’d be no reason in creating him in the first place. I want more styles and weapons from Nero though, I don’t care how over powered Nero’s Devil Bringer is. I like Dante how he is, just a few more weapons would be nice. Hopefully Vergil’s in this installment.

9 July 2008 18:10
Trunksdan

A Story behind Devil bringer, more playtime as Nero. He is a solid character who deserves more development.
Dante vs possesed Nero-Vergil? not a bad idea but it would kill off most of nero’s use as a playable character.
Vergil has had his time, Nero needs his!
New weapons of course, more finishing moves for bosses. not sure what else they can add since DMC4 was incredibly good!