Resident Evil 4 Still Selling Big

Capcom's Resident Evil 4, the critically acclaimed survival horror masterpiece for the Nintendo GameCube, has sold more than half a million units since its debut on January 11 in the US. The game claimed the number one position for its launch month of January this year and sales have continued to hold strong. The NPD Group's most recent report, which monitors sales data through April 2005, confirms that the game has surpassed the 500,000 mark through its successful cumulative sales in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, the report reinforces the strength of the Resident Evil series on the GameCube with Resident Evil, Resident Evil 4, and Resident Evil 0 holding the positions as the top three "M" (R18) rated titles for the system with combined sales of more than 1.5 million units in the U.S. and Canada.

"With Resident Evil 4, the series and the entire survival horror genre have been advanced to a whole new level," said Todd Thorson, director of marketing, Capcom Entertainment. "It's been rewarding to see that the incredible response the game has received from fans and critics has been mirrored by a phenomenal retail performance."

In Resident Evil 4 players are reacquainted with Leon S. Kennedy, Raccoon City Police Department's idealistic rookie cop from Resident Evil 2. It has been six years since the destruction of Raccoon City and in that time, the U.S. government has been able to destroy the nefarious Umbrella Corporation. Fast forward to 2004 and players rejoin Leon, who is now a U.S. agent with a top-secret mission. He has been tasked to look into the abduction of the President's daughter and his investigation has led him to a mysterious location in Europe. As Leon encounters unimaginable horrors, he must find out who or what is behind everything.