With Resident Evil Requiem having recently hit an impressive sales milestone, Capcom has responded by raising its earnings forecast for the financial year. In a statement, the company has said that Resident Evil Requiem‘s success has led to a boost in “net sales, operating profit, ordinary profit and net profit”, leading it to “outperform our previously announced forecast.”
Leading up to its earnings call to report on revenue during the financial year ending on March 31, 2026, Capcom has revised its net sales forecast to be ¥195.3 billion (approximately $1.2 billion), up from the previously set forecast of 190 billion (approximately $1.19 billion). This represents a variance of 2.8 percent, and the previous year saw Capcom reporting ¥169 billion (approximately $1 billion).
For its operating profit, Capcom is expecting to make ¥75 billion, up from its previous forecast of ¥73 billion. Ordinary profits are going up to ¥74.1 billion from ¥70 billion. With these revisions, the company is expecting each Capcom share to make ¥130.29 million, up from ¥121.93 million from its original forecasts.
In a statement, Capcom noted that Resident Evil Requiem‘s “broad acclaim” has led to older titles seeing a boost in sales as well. The company’s other divisions, including arcade machines and other entertainment gear, have also been doing well.
“In our core Digital Contents business, in addition to Resident Evil Requiem (the latest title in the Resident Evil series that was released in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2026) being met with broad acclaim globally, sales grew for catalog titles from major series due to their steady popularity,” said Capcom. “Additionally, Arcade Operations, Amusement Equipments, and Other Businesses all performed favorably.”
Capcom announced earlier this month that Resident Evil Requiem had sold 7 million copies since its February release across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch 2. The announcement was made by director Koshi Nakanishi through an Instagram post that showed the developers partying to celebrate the milestone.
Looking closer at specific markets, Circana analyst Mat Piscatella had revealed that Resident Evil Requiem has gone on to become one of the five best-selling games in the entire franchise in the US. The only titles ahead of it in terms of sales at this point are Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Resident Evil Village, and the original Resident Evil 4.
In the meantime, Resident Evil Requiem has been the subject of quite a bit of speculation, with a recent datamine indicating that we might see the return of the franchise’s beloved Mercenaries mode. While Capcom has said that it will add a new mini-game to the survival horror title, the company hasn’t outright confirmed whether or not it will be Mercenaries so far. The datamine revealed ten tracks that weren’t used anywhere in the base game. Some of the tracks are also high-tempo, which would indicate that they might be meant as background music for Mercenaries.
For more details about Resident Evil Requiem, check out our review.
