Fans have spotted what appears to be a tease for Resident Evil 9, in a video celebrating the sales for the last remake.

Resident Evil 4 remake was already one of the fastest-selling entries in the series, but now Capcom has made it official through some updated sales numbers.

According to Capcom, the remake has officially sold over 10 million units worldwide since it launched in 2023, which is a one million increase from January this year. Notably, this is the fastest any title in the series has hit this milestone.

Capcom has released a tongue-in-cheek video to celebrate the achievement, where protagonist Leon Kennedy is surrounded by villagers in party hats, but many fans believe the studio is teasing a reveal for the next mainline instalment with one key detail.

At the end of the video, the camera zooms out to show a wooden sign with various messages emblazoned across the panels, including ‘thank you for playing’. However, the layout of these signs, if tilted sideways, looks remarkably like the number nine (IX) in Roman numerals.

As pointed out by X user Dusk Golem, the original sign in Resident Evil 4 remake doesn’t have the bottom horizontal panel, so it’s clearly been put there by Capcom for a reason.

The song used in the video might also be a subtle clue of Capcom’s intentions. The track itself is The Bullet Or The Blade by Craig McConnell which, along with appearing on Resident Evil 4’s soundtrack, repeats the refrain ‘keep your eyes on the road ahead’. Keep your eyes on a potential reveal of Resident Evil 9? We’re listening, Capcom.

When will the first Resident Evil 9 trailer be released?

Capcom officially announced Resident Evil 9 last year, to be led by Resident Evil 7 director Koshi Nakanishi, but nothing has been said or shown of the game so far.

There are rumours it will be open world, to some degree, using technology from Dragon’s Dogma 2, and will mark a ‘big reinvention’ for the series akin to Resident Evil 7 – which shifted the horror to a first person perspective for the first time.

While Capcom has given no indication of when it could be revealed, many fans suspect the first trailer will be shown at some point this year – with the most likely venue being Summer Game Fest on June 6. Or perhaps one of the standalone not-E3 showcases from either Xbox or PlayStation.

What is the highest-selling Resident Evil game?

Currently, the highest-selling entries are Resident Evil 2 remake and Resident Evil 7, which have now both sold more than 15 million units each. Resident Evil Village, meanwhile, has surpassed 11 million sales, while Resident Evil 3 remake and Resident Evil 4 remake have sold over 10 million.

As of December 31, 2024, the Resident Evil series has sold more than 167 million units in total, with Monster Hunter, which only became popular in the West relatively recently, on 108 million.

Capcom has already confirmed more remakes are on the way, with rumours suggesting the next one will be Resident Evil Zero.

While the company has only announced ports of Street Fighter 6 and Kunitsu-Gami: Path Of The Goddess for the Switch 2 so far, it feels inevitable that Resident Evil 4 remake will eventually make its way to the system – which will likely spike sales even further.

The previous remakes, Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3, along with Resident Evil 7 and Village, were all released on the original Switch in cloud versions, while many of the original games, including the OG Resident Evil 4, are available on the Nintendo eShop.

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