NEWS: Resident Evil 5 Becomes Best Selling Capcom Game

Until now, Street Fighter II held the record for the best selling game within Capcom, however that has changed.

In a recent sales report, Resident Evil 5 has officially become Capcom's most sold game. Released back in 2009, the game was an instant success - carrying on the action-oriented gameplay of RE4, players took control of Chris Redfield to take on Umbrella Corporation once again. 

Since then, the game has sold 6.5 million copies - 200,000 more than the extremely popular SNES game; Street Fighter II.

Capcom Japan shows detailed stats of their best-selling games, including other titles such as Resident Evil 2 and Monster Hunter Freedom 2. See the top 10 most sold Capcom games below.                                  

1. Resident Evil 5
2. Street Fighter II
3. Resident Evil 6
4. Resident Evil 2
5. Monster Hunter Freedom 3
6. Street Fighter II Turbo
7. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
8. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis
9. Street Fighter IV
10. Monster Hunter 4