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

9 April 2009 09:18
Bob_thegamepro

Make it 360 exlucive though! Bob_thegamepro

10 April 2009 12:17
top dog

make dante the star f*ck this other ass clown

10 April 2009 14:52
Bob_thegamepro

That would be nice! Bob_thegamepro

10 April 2009 17:27
jordan_q

bob_thegamepro, y would capcom make a gme series that except for the 3 (on pc) and the 4th was a ps2 exclusive into a ps3 exclusive? it would never happen.

10 April 2009 17:28
jordan_q

i meant xbox 360 exclusive at the end

11 April 2009 15:24
mcjakeqcool

Boyaka, boyaka make Devil May Cry 5 360 exlucive! By the way, ps2 sucks, ps3 is okay and 360 rules. mcjakeqcool

12 April 2009 04:22
JQ

I agree, Infact, I cannot think of a console that sucks more then the ps2. JQ

12 April 2009 11:51
Jessieava

Oh My Gosh, They F**king Should Bring Out A Devil May Cry 5, Would Be Bloody Brillant! I Have All 4 And They Are All Fantastic, i Would Love The Series To Continue, I’m Sure Most Other Gamers Would Agree! =)

13 April 2009 10:06
JQ

I agree with Jessieva, they should bring out Devil May Cry 5, but I don’t think that it should be rushed, I dunno If I want it going the way of Duke Nukem Forever or Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4 in terms of devolpement time however. JQ

13 April 2009 11:41
Lightning

JQ, you are absolutely right. With this new
generation of Video Games, more time
must be spent developing the plot,
characters, & storyline. The fact that the
DMC Games have sold very well proves they
are getting better. This should be a
continued process, & with time, the sequels
will do better than the prequels, but only if
they keep their heads, & not let the sales
cloud their judgement on the next DMC
Game.