Capcom’s Q1 2025 Results Reveal Soaring Profits, Monster Hunter Woes, and Devil May Cry Resurgence

Capcom: Monster Hunter Wilds, and Devil May Cry

Capcom has released its Q1 FY2025 results, reporting a strong financial performance fueled by rising back-catalogue sales, cross-media brand expansion, and notable performance from legacy franchises.

While most of its IPs showed growth, Monster Hunter Wilds stumbled in the post-launch period, despite breaking records earlier this year.

For the quarter ending June 30, 2025, Capcom reported the following:

• Net sales: ¥45.5 billion (~$303 million), up 53.7% year-on-year

• Operating profit: ¥24.6 billion (~$164 million), up 90.8%

• Ordinary profit: ¥22.9 billion (~$153 million), up 69.7%

• Net income: ¥17.2 billion (~$115 million), up 72.8%

According to Capcom, these results mark “a solid start” toward its full-year goals, with its Digital Contents business playing a key role. The company focused on re-releasing older games on new hardware and boosting the visibility of its IP through esports, anime, and licensing partnerships.

Unit Sales Surge, Thanks to Catalog Performance

Total game sales across 243 titles reached 14.16 million units, representing a 67% year-on-year jump. The majority came from catalog titles, which contributed 13.36 million units, up from 9.26 million during the same period last year.

Standouts include:

• Devil May Cry 5, which sold 1.78 million units in the quarter, driven by renewed interest from the Netflix anime adaptation.

• Multiple Resident Evil entries saw healthy performance, especially Village and RE4, thanks in part to anticipation surrounding the upcoming Resident Evil Requiem.

• Street Fighter 6 got a noticeable bump after launching on Nintendo Switch 2 in June.

Capcom Q1 2025 Title Sales Breakdown

Title	Q1 2025 Sales (Thousand Units)	Lifetime Sales (Million Units)
Devil May Cry 5	1,782	10.5
Resident Evil Village	923	12.2
Resident Evil 4	706	10.6
Resident Evil 7	635	15.4
Devil May Cry HD Collection	594	2.7
Street Fighter 6	538	5.2
Devil May Cry 4 Special Ed.	495	3.5
Resident Evil 2	482	15.8
Monster Hunter Wilds	477	10.5
Monster Hunter Rise	389	17.5

Note: Figures include ports to additional platforms post-initial release. DMC5 figure includes Special Edition sales.

Monster Hunter Wilds Slows Down

Despite its record-breaking launch earlier this year—with 8 million units sold in just three days—Monster Hunter Wilds appears to be struggling. It sold only 477,000 units in Q1 2025, just slightly ahead of the four-year-old Monster Hunter Rise.

The drop-off is hard to ignore. Capcom acknowledged the sales dip, calling performance "soft" and attributing Rise’s continued sales to its long-tail appeal. Meanwhile, Wilds has been criticized for poor PC optimization, missing endgame content, and overall lack of post-launch depth.

PC players, in particular, have voiced frustration with persistent performance issues, including stuttering and shader compilation delays. While Capcom has issued patches, fan disappointment continues to grow. In some cases, this has unfortunately escalated to online harassment of Capcom developers, as community patience wears thin.

To address the situation, Capcom has fast-tracked an endgame content update originally planned for late September. It will now release on August 13, featuring a new difficulty tier, balance tweaks, and enhanced rewards. Whether that will reignite excitement remains to be seen.

Devil May Cry Rebounds Thanks to Anime Synergy

In contrast, the Devil May Cry franchise is seeing a major resurgence. DMC5 led the charge with 1.78 million units sold this quarter, pushing total sales to 10.5 million units. Capcom credited the renewed interest to Netflix’s anime series, despite mixed reviews from long-time fans.

The Devil May Cry HD Collection and DMC4 Special Edition also sold well, at 594,000 and 495,000 units, respectively. Overall, the Devil May Cry franchise added over 3 million units in the last quarter alone.

There was even a successful Humble Bundle charity campaign for the franchise in July, which sold over 13,000 bundles and raised more than £25,000 for charity.

Capcom Franchise Lifetime Sales (as of June 30, 2025)

Franchise	Total Sales (Million Units)
Resident Evil	174
Monster Hunter	122
Street Fighter	57
Mega Man	43
Devil May Cry	36
Dead Rising	18
Ace Attorney	13
Dragon’s Dogma	13
Marvel vs. Capcom	12
Onimusha	8.9
Okami	4.7

What's Next for Capcom?

Despite the dip in Monster Hunter Wilds momentum and a 10% drop in share price on the Japanese stock exchange, Capcom remains confident. With upcoming titles like Resident Evil Requiem set for a February 27, 2026 release and ongoing expansion of its esports and anime partnerships, the publisher seems committed to long-term IP growth.

And who knows—if Devil May Cry 5 keeps this pace, perhaps we’ll get a surprise announcement at Tokyo Game Show 2025. A DMC1 Remake might not be as far-fetched as it sounds.