Capcom is raising the bar in how many people it takes to produce an AAA game by announcing that it have more than 400 people involved in the production of Resident Evil 5. Gamekyo is reporting on the extremes that Capcom has gone to in the production of this game, by quoting a Capcom report as saying that the ”staff visited Africa, a new backdrop in the series, to experience the real Africa where the contrast between light and the darkness is stunning” and that it has ”more than 400 people including company employees and outside contractors working on (Resident Evil 5)”.
The site goes on to report on the ambition goals that justify the increased resources for this title by saying that Capcom’s goal is to sell 2.3 million units of Resident Evil 5.
