It’s been a good year for Capcom, and now it’s getting even better. The Onimusha franchise finally resurfaced last week, with Capcom confirming that Onimusha: Way of the Sword sold over 1 million copies its first full day on sale. That single-day haul pushed cumulative sales across all Onimusha games worldwide past 10 million units. It’s a remarkable franchise milestone considering the series has been pretty much silent for 20 years, and it also means it reached a million copies faster than Pragmata, which got there after 2 days. Capcom clearly has the magic touch. They left a franchise untouched for decades and fans will still lapped it up as soon as they clicked their fingers with a new release.
The game launched on Sept. 4 across PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch. Capcom prepared the release with an early-access demo campaign that let players try the game before it went live, with critics suggesting the strategy contributed to such a strong opening. Critics responded positively as well, with the title landing a score of 85 on Metacritic and 86 on OpenCritic within days of release.
