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

18 July 2009 07:30
SS

All people are crying out about DMC 5 should be with Nero or Dante Or whatever. That problem could be solved by making it possible to choose what char to play with.
Just make a storyline for them both, and then mix them together so when you play as Nero, you get his side of the story and as Dante, you get his. Then all can be happy.

19 July 2009 04:18
JQ

DMC5… on PS3, PC AND MOST IMPORTANTLY… XBOX 360!! Woo. JQ

20 July 2009 04:33
DNM

I really hope this would be a multi platform ( more importantly for xbox 360) and Nero in it and his true identity would be revealed

20 July 2009 04:54
DNM

if nero not in the next DMC i wouldn’t wanna play it

20 July 2009 06:45
AndyDick

@DNM fine with me ^^

20 July 2009 09:27
JQ

@AndyDick
Same here. JQ

21 July 2009 16:30
Jakke

i hope they delete Nero fromt he game. if i want to swing enemies from far with whip like thing i play castlevania.

Nero didnt fit to the DMC from gameplay feel. a great charcter yes but just felt that he was in wrong game

22 July 2009 13:03
Dante

I think that the best place to announce DMC 5 would be TGS so lets just wait I am sure that Capcom will make the right choice

24 July 2009 01:01
Nero

Im looking forward to it xDDD
DEVIL MAY CRY 5

25 July 2009 06:52
JQ

@Nero
Same here. JQ