As of June 28, 2022, NieR Automata, PlatinumGames’ best commercial performance ever, had 6.5 million sales. And with the backing of a successful Switch port released on October 6, it was enough to push the game past the 7 million milestone. in less than half a year. After feeling the right mood for a while, Square Enix ordered an anime series adaptation from A-1 Pictures, which will be available in January 2023 as NieR Automata Ver1.1a.
For some reason, Square Enix feels compelled to report every commercial success of NieR Automata. Here is a summary of his progress:
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March 10, 2017: PS4 release
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March 17, 2017: PC release
- April 5, 2017: 1 million
- May 30, 2017: 1.5 million
- September 21, 2017: 2 million
- March 13, 2018: 2.5 million
- June 7, 2018: 3 million
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June 26, 2018: Xbox One release
- December 5, 2018: 3.5 million
- May 14, 2019: 4 million
- March 30, 2020: 4.5 million
- December 24, 2020: 5 million
- February 22, 2021: 5.5 million
- June 23, 2021: 6 million
- June 28, 2022: 6.5 million
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October 6, 2022: Switch release
- November 25, 2022: 7 million
At the same time, Square Enix does not forget to issue the NieR Replicant ver.1.22 update. A remaster that doesn’t enjoy the same aura as the game worn by 2B, 9S and A2, because if an action RPG hit a million copies quickly, it’s only sold half a million in 18 months:
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April 23, 2021: Release for PS4, Xbox One, PC.
- June 23, 2021: 1 million
- November 25, 2022: 1.5 million