Once an arcade company, Capcom now sells most of its games on PC

In context: For decades, Capcom primarily sold arcade and console games, but the company's sales have gradually shifted toward PC in recent years. Capcom's latest financial statement reveals that franchises such as Monster Hunter and Resident Evil continue to drive growth as they reach new sales milestones. Capcom's fiscal report for the year ended March 31 shows that the company's PC game sales are widening their lead over consoles. Despite its origins in the arcade and console industries, Capcom has increased its focus on PC over the last few years. The company sold over 51 million software units during the last fiscal year, a 13 percent leap over the previous year's 45.8 million. Of those, 28 million were digital PC games and 18 million were digital console games. Click to enlarge Over the last few years, the shift between the two markets has been dramatic. Capcom sold almost twice as many digital console games as PC games in 2021 while stating its aim to attain a 50/50 split. T ... Read full article.