Nier: Automata Gross sales Cross 9m as Eighth Anniversary Looms

Nier: Automata gross sales have crossed one other large milestone as the sport nears its eighth anniversary, writer Sq. Enix has revealed.

In a submit on the official Japanese X account for the Nier franchise, it is revealed that the sport has managed to surpass 9 million copies bought. That is counting each bodily shipments and digital gross sales, in fact.

The announcement submit (for which we’re utilizing machine translation) is a reasonably temporary and impersonal one, merely thanking followers for his or her continued help and hoping to depend on them for extra help sooner or later.

The gross sales milestone signifies that Nier: Automata has bought one other million copies in lower than a yr; again in February, it was revealed that the sport had crossed the 8 million gross sales threshold.

On the whole, it looks like gross sales are fairly regular for Automata; it had hit 7.5 million gross sales in April 2023, so it is trundling alongside at a tempo that Sq. Enix will little question be happy with, particularly given its want for dependable sellers at this level.

So, what’s driving Nier: Automata’s success? Nicely, it is a fairly well-liked sport, to begin with. Over on OpenCritic, 93% of critics suggest the sport, and though our very personal Sam’s evaluation is considerably much less effusive, he nonetheless praises its “distinctive, stunning, and attention-grabbing” story, in addition to its remaining ten hours or so.

The sport can also be having fun with one thing of a resurgence elsewhere in gaming proper now; it is had crossovers with the likes of Stellar Blade, preventing sport Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, and battle royale sport Naraka: Bladepoint within the final yr or two, amongst others.

When you’ve one way or the other missed out on Nier: Automata up till now, you possibly can examine the sport out proper now on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Swap. It is also playable on current-gen consoles because of the magic of backwards compatibility.