{"id":57076,"date":"2026-09-07T15:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T06:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/news\/html\/.html"},"modified":"2026-09-07T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T07:00:11","slug":"e260907","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capcom.co.jp\/ir\/english\/news\/html\/e260907.html","title":{"rendered":"<em>Onimusha: Way of the Sword<\/em> Sells Over 1 Million Units on Launch Day!<br><span class=\"subtitle\">&#8211; Total series sales surpass 10 million units driven by this first new title in 20 years &#8211;<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"mainText\">\n<p class=\"mT25\">Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that worldwide sales of <em>Onimusha: Way of the Sword<\/em>, the latest title in the series, have surpassed 1 million units on the first day of its release. Driven by the performance of this title, cumulative sales of the Onimusha series have now surpassed 10 million units.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mT15\"><em>Onimusha: Way of the Sword<\/em>, which marks the first new title in the series in over 20 years, is a swordplay action game featuring protagonist Miyamoto Musashi that is set in Edo-era Kyoto. This title enhances the exhilarating sword-based action of the series with cutting-edge technology while also providing a compelling story and beautiful visual depictions. In addition, through several marketing initiatives prior to launch, such as multiple demo releases and hands-on exhibitions, Capcom worked to expand awareness among a broad range of users, resulting in sales surpassing 1 million units on the day of its release.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"mT15\">In addition to regularly releasing major new titles each year, Capcom is focusing on re-activating IPs that haven\u2019t had a new title launch recently. The company is working to further maximize corporate value by leveraging its rich library of content, including this title.<\/p>\n\t\n<table class=\"layout mT30\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"txtC disp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ir\/news\/html\/images\/260603a.png\" alt=\"Onimusha: Way of the Sword KeyArt\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"txtC disp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/ir\/news\/html\/images\/260603b.png\" alt=\"Onimusha: Way of the Sword Image\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h4 class=\"mB5\"><strong>[Product Details]<\/strong><\/h4>\n<table class=\"mT15 mB10\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"vM\">\n<td class=\"blue\" width=\"20%\">Title<\/td>\n<td width=\"45%\"><em>Onimusha: Way of the Sword<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"vM\">\n<td class=\"blue\">Genre<\/td>\n<td>Swordplay Action<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"vM\">\n<td class=\"blue\">Platform<\/td>\n<td>PlayStation&reg;5 system, XBOX Series X|S, Nintendo Switch&trade; 2, PC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"vM\">\n<td class=\"blue\">Release Date<\/td>\n<td>September 4, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"vM\">\n  <td class=\"blue\">Copyrights<\/td>\n  <td>&copy;CAPCOM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p class=\"txt11 mB0 indent1em\">* Nintendo Switch is a trademark of Nintendo Co., Ltd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"txt11 mB0 indent1em\">* &quot;PlayStation&quot; is a registered trademark or trademark of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"txt11 mB0 indent1em\">* Microsoft, the XBOX Sphere mark, the Series X logo, Series S logo, Series X|S logo, XBOX One, XBOX Series X, XBOX Series S, and XBOX Series X|S are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies.<\/p>\n    \n<h4 class=\"mT15 mB5\">About the <em>Onimusha<\/em> series<\/h4>\n<p class=\"mT5\">The <em>Onimusha<\/em> series consists of swordplay action games where players assume the role of warriors with the superhuman powers of the Oni and fight against monsters bent on world domination. Cumulative game sales since the first game was released in 2001 exceed 10 million units.<\/p>\t \n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capcom Co., Ltd. (Capcom) today announced that worldwide sales of Onimusha: Way of the Sword, the latest title in the series, have surpassed 1 million units on the first day of its release. 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