Resident Evil 2 Sets Industry Record Selling 3 Million Units in Six
Weeks
 SUNNYVALE, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)- March 24, 1998 - Capcom
 Entertainment today announced that Resident Evil 2(TM) set an
 industry record selling through 3 million units in just six weeks. In
 the U.S. alone, Resident Evil 2 sold through more than a million
 units since its release on January 21, 1998. In Japan, Resident Evil
 2 (known as BIOHAZARD 2), sold through more than 1.9 million units
 since its debut on January 29, 1998.  Resident Evil 2 is a two-disc
 set and sells at a suggested retail price of $59.99.  It is available
 for thePlayStation game console and is rated "M" for mature
 audiences.
 "Demand for Resident Evil 2 continues to be strong and it isn't
 showing any signs of letting up anytime soon," said Robert Lindsey,
 senior vice president of sales and marketing, Capcom Entertainment.
 "Our sights are set on selling 2 million units in the US. Now the
 only question is how quickly we will achieve that goal." Lindsey
 continued, "The success of Resident Evil 2 is due to the tremendous
 support we received from our national retailers and industry
 magazines, not to mention it's the most killer game ever made. We
 have hit some incredible numbers very quickly and we haven't even
 released this product in Europe."
 Industry sources also support the success of Resident Evil 2. The NPD
 TRSTS report ranked Resident Evil 2 the number one best selling
 software game in January. This listing of the top 20 games is a
 combination of PC and console software. The Video Software Dealers
 Association lists Resident Evil 2 the most popular PlayStation game
 rental. Resident Evil 2 was supported with an extensive,
 multi-tiered, $5 million marketing campaign that included dedicated
 television advertising (prime time network, cable and syndicated), an
 extensive print advertising campaign and a successful in store
 pre-sell programs that generated more than 150,000 consumer
 pre-orders.
 In its debut weekend, Resident Evil 2 sold more than 380,000 units,
 more than 60% of its initial production. Resident Evil 2 is the
 sequel to the product that defined the survival horror genre. Nearly
 twice as large as its predecessor, the development of Resident Evil 2
 took a 45 member team more than 78 man years to complete. New to the
 product are computer rendered graphic introduction and ending
 sequences that Capcom spent more than $1 million to create.
 
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