Square Enix has announced that NieR: Automata (our review) has shipped a combined total of 1.5 million copies on PlayStation 4 and Steam.
PlayStation®4/Steam向けアクションRPG『NieR:Automata』世界累計出荷・ダウンロード販売本数が150万本を突破いたしました。発売後もサポートいただき、誠にありがとうございます。 #NieR #ニーア pic.twitter.com/IcSRDctAAG
— NieR公式PRアカウント (@NieR_JPN) May 30, 2017
It’s an impressive figure, especially when you consider the estimated 0.62m lifetime sales of its 2010 predecessor.
Despite a fairly lukewarm reception, NieR would eventually resurface as a more action-orientated game with PlatinumGames at the helm.