Capcom has high hopes for Dragon's Dogma.
In a recent interview, producer Hideaki Itsuno revealed that the publisher is hoping for international success with the title, pushing for ten million units to be sold worldwide.
"I don't know if other Japanese developers are trying to become more global, but I know we definitely are," Itsuno told Videogamer. "It's difficult, because we really want this game to sell ten million units worldwide. We want to sell a lot, and that's just something that we think we can do. We're not positive [it will be a success]. Of course it's a risk, but that's what we want - a challenge."
Notably, Dragon's Dogma will provide early access to the demo of Resident Evil 6, which is expected to give sales a noticeable boost. Regardless of worldwide success, Itsuno added that the company is confident sales in Japan will exceed one million units.
"In Japan, we can absolutely sell a million units. We know that's attainable," he said. "It's absolutely do-able. We have a kind of assurance that that will happen, but for worldwide that's not so much the case, and I think that's why a lot of Japanese developers are hesitant about going global. It's because they don't have that assurance that it'll be successful."
Itsuno concluded by saying that Dragon's Dogma is a dream come true for him. "When I was a child I always had this dream of making a realistic fantasy open world game, and now I'm able to make that dream a reality," he says. "It's a first for Capcom, so we really hope that it's received well. We're doing our best to make it a great game."
Dragon's Dogma will hit Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on May 22nd
