Resident Evil 4 is best-selling modern remake but the top 5 is surprising
Resident Evil 4 is the best-selling modern remake, selling approximately 16.8 million copies. The analysis, based on data from 2020 onwards, reveals a surprising top five including Ark: Survival Ascended and The Last of Us Part I, with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Silent Hill 2 also performing well. Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto defended the prevalence of remakes, viewing them as a way to introduce older titles to new audiences and pave the way for future developments.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Sony
- Game: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Company: Konami
- Game: Silent Hill
- Game: The Last of Us: Part I
- Company: EA
- Person: Shigeru Miyamoto
- Topic: Sales Figures
- Game: Resident Evil 2
- Game: Halo: Combat Evolved
- Topic: Remake
- Game: Silent Hill 2
- Game: Star Fox
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Game: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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