Devil May Cry 5 had its best sales year ever in the last year, following deep discounts and the release of the Netflix series.
Despite a seven-year silence, Capcom says it wants to build Devil May Cry into a "core IP" like Resident Evil and Monster Hunter, and over the last year, it's certainly looked like one, with the latest game in the series passing the 10 million sales mark. With a Nintendo Switch 2 version on the way later this month, that popularity is set to continue for the latest game in the series, despite no news of a sequel on the horizon and several key members of the team leaving Capcom since its release.
Interestingly, the last fiscal year (April 25 to March 26) was actually the best for Devil May Cry 5 in terms of pure sales figures ever. The game sold 2.1 million copies in its first fiscal year (which, granted, was about three weeks, as it was an early March release), with its second-best year coming in March 2023 with another 2.1 million. However, in this past year, Devil May Cry 5 sold 2.7 million copies, making it the top figure the game has seen.
Of course, Devil May Cry 5 is a game that consistently goes on a deep discount, with it reaching a new low of $7.49 | £5.99 on Steam (via SteamDB) at the start of April last year (with last month giving it an even deeper discount at $4.49 | £3.74), so the amount of money Capcom made would've likely been significantly less, but it shows the fanbase is still going strong at least.
And begrudgingly, I'd be remiss not to acknowledge the Netflix series, which also dropped at the start of the last fiscal year and undoubtedly affected how many people bought the game. Let's just hope Capcom doesn't take any cues from the writing of that for Devil May Cry 6. Otherwise, DmC: Devil May Cry will be threatened as the most 2000's edgelord game in the series.
