Onimusha: Way of the Sword sold over 1 million copies on launch day, Capcom confirms

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Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword hit 1 million units sold worldwide on its launch day, September 4. The game is the first new entry in the series in over 20 years and launched simultaneously on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC. The milestone also pushed the Onimusha series past 10 million cumulative sales across all titles.

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The impressive one-day figure puts Way of the Sword among Capcom's stronger recent launches, continuing a run that has included major hits across Monster Hunter, Street Fighter, and Resident Evil. Director Satoshi Kurokami cited Super Mario Odyssey as a significant design inspiration for the game's movement and world traversal.
The series had been dormant since Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams in 2006, making the revival a two-decade gap. The swift sales suggest Capcom's bet on nostalgia combined with modern production values paid off immediately.

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