first month, making it the fastest selling title in the series. By the end of the title's launch year, it had sold 2.32 million copies and would eventually reach the milestone of three million units sold by December 31, 2014. Capcom's Christian Svensson noted the PC retail version's sales in the US did not meet his expectations. A digital download version was only available in pirated form as Capcom Japan did not allow the game to be sold online. A PC digital distribution release was made available over a year later. Legacy A two-volume graphic novel adaptation of the game titled Devil May Cry 4: Deadly Fortune was released in 2009 by Capcom. It is written by Bingo Morihashi and his assistant writer Yasui Kentarou. In the afterword, Morihashi wrote that some of the novel's scenes were intended to be included in the game but were removed due to production issues. Director Hideaki Itsuno noted the action system implemented in the game was expanded further in his next title Dragon's Dogma. Kobayashi said fans of Devil May Cry 4 might enjoy this new RPG game. The series' original creator, Hideki Kamiya, said he used this game for research while developing Bayonetta, an action game that would use a similar style and which borrowed elements from the Devil May Cry series. In 2010, the game was included as one of the titles in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die. In the fighting game Street Fighter V, Dante and Nero's original appearance serve as alternate costumes. A sequel, Devil May Cry 5, was announced by Capcom in June 2018. It released on 8 March 2019 and featured the return of Nero, Dante and introduced a new playable character known as "V". Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition See also Notes References External links Official Devil May Cry series portal Devil May Cry 4 at MobyGames 2008 video games Action-adventure games Android (operating system) games Capcom games Dark fantasy video games Devil May Cry Games for Windows certified games Hack and slash games Interquel video games IOS games PlayStation 3 games Romance video games Science fantasy video games Single-player video games Video game sequels Video games about demons Video games about religion Video games based on mythology Video games developed in Japan Video games scored by Akihiko Narita Video games scored by Tetsuya Shibata Video games with alternative