In a Q&A summary document that accompanies tax effects on Capcom’s online page (via VGC), the editor responds to a point on “how Resident Evil 3 was received and what pricing methods exist for the future,” replying: “In reference to the sales trend of the original Resident Evil 3 : Nemesis, the effects have not been deviated in particular from our internal sales plan.” This suggests that the sales of the survival game were no different from the company’s forecasts or plans.
It is not clear from the document why, however, if you look at the summary of Capcom’s sales of its various titles, you can see that the original Resident Evil 3 sold far fewer copies than the original Resident Evil 2 (3.5 million compared to 4.96 million). , so it’s imaginable to be a factor.
“In the future, we will apply pricing methods for the holiday season, starting in the fall and until the end of the year,” Adds Capcom on the subject, and also confirms that, for the company as a whole, “the effects of the first quarter outweighed our projections.” “elsewhere in the summary.
If you haven’t tried the game on your own, you may find the resident Evil 3 review at your fingertips. In this paper, PcGamesN’s Jordan Forward concludes: “Capcom’s newest remains one of the most productive entries in the series, but it’s not transparent if it needs to be hairy and scary or a cheesy box office shooter.”