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

7 July 2009 09:38
Echelon

ZOMG!! you gotta bring out DMC5!!! im sooo unbelievably addicted to all the games! bring it out as fast as possible…i dont want to story to end!
there should be more levels…so it lasts longer!

9 July 2009 06:38
JQ

@Echelon
If Capcom rush DM5 it will be crap, cos it will be bug ridden and incomplete, to avoid disapointment, games should’ent be releaced till theya are complete. JQ

11 July 2009 17:04
omar

Well…. DMC is 1 of my best games its just awesome so releasing DMC5 would be coooooooooooooooooooool
go on capcom make it i asure that it will be g8 but dont forget to mention little more about nero and let vrgil get into the story with Dante and Nero cus Virgel is just awesome
and thanx all

11 July 2009 20:12
dante fan ....

dante rules …dats it ..nero i dont mind i just find u should not have put nero as d main character ….. come on dante has fans respect so give him d most playin time …..an just have nero as a compliment character ..givre playin time just not as much as dante…….. i will always be a devil may cry fan …………till death ….

12 July 2009 11:58
JQ

The important thing is that Devil May Cry is not rushed. JQ

14 July 2009 03:01
lee brandin detroy

i hope that this xbox 360 devil may cry 5 game will be out in stores
in the united states, i hope it will be in all stores like gamestop,
wal-mart, and target, and eb games, too….. says, me, brandin lee
detroy from desoto, texas, in the year 2011 ,

16 July 2009 09:13
JQ

@lee brandin detroy
I agree. I also hope it is avalible in the uk. JQ

16 July 2009 21:56
DMC fan

yes. DMC5 should come out. i will asume that DMC5 is going to make the most $$. out of DMC 1,2,3,4.

Cant Wait.

17 July 2009 10:53
Akuma

DMC IS THE BEST ACTION AND FIGHTING GAME EVER MADE. CAPCON MUST………………MUST AND MUST ,,,,,,,,ITS A MUST ALLOW DMC 5…..TO COME OUT FOR THE FANS.I AM FAN OF DEVIL MAY CRY IN EVERY WAY.

18 July 2009 04:15
kingt

plz capcom bring sparda bk in