Report: Resident Evil 7 on iOS has earned Capcom $28,140 since launch

[John Elden Ring]

The release of Resident Evil 7 on iOS has reportedly only earned Capcom $28,140 so far.

This is according to figures from AppMagic reported by Mobilegamer.biz, with the publication saying that the title has been downloaded around 83,000 times since launch on July 2.

Mobilegamer.biz extrapolated that, taking into account Apple's cut, this could mean that the title has only gathered around 2,000 paying customers. GamesIndustry.biz has reached out to Capcom to get more information.

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[anonpuffs]

But I was told mobile was the future
Multiplats key to success

Etc

 

[BroodCorp]

It’s an investment in the future with very little at stake. Apple promises to lean more into gaming every couple of years so who knows if it will truly pop off or not.

I like the idea of my device being able to play games of this caliber but only in theory. I own a Switch that I barely play outside of docked and when I’m traveling I’d much rather read a book or listen to podcasts.

 

[Yurinka]

But I was told mobile was the future
Multiplats key to success

Etc

Mobile isn't the future, it has been the present since over a decade ago.

This number is just an estimate from a website, but it is obvious that games like this one which are limited to only a handful phones and tablets won't perform like normal games that run in most phones (not only iOS, also Android), as it's the case of Candy Crush, Genshin Impact and so on.

In any case, nobody expected that these few games released for the high end new iOS devices were going to sell a lot. They're just some early experiments -pretty likely funded by Apple- to showcase that the new generation is capable of running games like these ones.

 

[RE4-City]

this is just numbers for iOS right? This shouldn't include numbers for people who bought it on mac desktops or laptops right? only iphone?

 

[FatKaz]

Every few years it's the same thing.

Mobiles/Tablets will kill consoles.

As usual it ends up like a wet fart.

 

[Say1nMan]

I was told consoles are going the way of the Dodo and people rather play on phones and tablets.

 

[Muddasar]

That’s not even enough revenue to pay off one employee for the year.

Pretty obvious these big blockbuster games won’t have success on Mobile. Death Stranding failed too.

 

[voke]

Damn that low with 83k downloads? Apples cut must be insane lmao

 

[Hatefield]

This is literally angry birds on console sales numbers. How is anyone shocked?

 

[MaxParrish]

Damn that low with 83k downloads? Apples cut must be insane lmao

The article argue that there were only 2000 actual paying customers. I don't really follow the reasoning. I suppose iOS allow you to download the entire game and play it for a limited amount of time, like a demo or something like that ? Anyway, it seems Capcom has made about 14 $ for every copies effectively sold, if Mobilegamer.biz is in the right.

 

[Would_you_kindly]

All the resident evil iPhone ports have been updated so they now require an internet connection to start up lol

 

[RE4-City]

All the resident evil iPhone ports have been updated so they now require an internet connection to start up lol

They didnt do this to the mac versions did they? I guess they probably added ot to the ipad versions too tho?

 

[Would_you_kindly]

They didnt do this to the mac versions did they? I guess they probably added ot to the ipad versions too tho?

Dunno I don't buy apple products just seen it on Reddit

 

[Danja]

Funny how consoles continue to save the AAA industry ...but hey... dumb CEO's can't see this