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

12 August 2009 11:22
JQ

As long as Devil May Cry is on more then 1 platform, I’m happy. JQ

19 August 2009 03:09
Dante

Does anyone know will Devil May Cry 5 be sequel or a prequel

19 August 2009 08:47
mcjakeqcool

Nope. No idea! mcjakeqcool

22 August 2009 02:39
mcjakeqcool

This game may see releace in 2010, but that’s just a guess. Worst case senario? 2011. mcjakeqcool

24 August 2009 01:45
AndyDick

If they don’t announce dmc5 at TGS this year, I’m pretty sure it will be released earliest in 2011.

26 August 2009 09:13
mcjakeqcool

@AndyDick
I’m with you on this one. mcjakeqcool

29 August 2009 02:43
cloud117

I think that it should take place after 2. i say bring back nero to release dante from hell cause remember at 2 dante got trap in hell. what do you guys think? i got a hole lot more ideas about a new game

1 September 2009 13:44
sasuke

I have played all the devil may cry video games you should keep making dmc so it can build on and become one of the best video games.

2 September 2009 09:46
mcjakeqcool

@sasuke
I agree. However the 360 version to say the very least, was one of the very best video games… mcjakeqcool

3 September 2009 08:01
rohan

man,i saw the trailers of dmc4 and i have the game too but i can’t play cuz i dont have another graphic card and i ll get another after my board exams,but i guess dmc4 will be the best till now or till the release of dmc5