NieR Automata Sales Hit 200,000 On PC In Less Than Two Weeks

Further demonstrating the viability of the PC market for Japanese games.

Posted By | On 30th, Mar. 2017

NieR Automata released on PC in addition to PS4- and the experiment appears to have been a success, since the game apparently became the latest Japanese title to find a lot of takers on Steam. NieR Automata has already sold 200,000 copies of the game on Steam, a little more than two weeks after release, according to independent tracking site SteamSpy.

This is actually a new record for Square Enix on Steam- NieR Automata is now their biggest revenue generator on Steam ever, and one of their fastest selling games ever. It has managed to achieve all this at full price, and while being a sequel to a long running series with a convoluted and storied history, with no previous game having appeared on PC, and without the Asian PC release, which is going to be region locked and in April, being considered.

All in all, that’s remarkably good performance- and demonstrates yet again why PC is a viable market that Japanese publishers should look at hitting (are you paying attention, Atlus?).


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!

Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

Bandai Namco Reports 22.1 Percent Year-Over-Year Decrease in Operating Profits

Bandai Namco Reports 22.1 Percent Year-Over-Year Decrease in Operating Profits

Gaming in general saw a decrease in year-over-year profits for Bandai Namco. The company still praises titles ...

Xbox President Responds to Studio Closures: “Our Commitment is to Make Sure That the Business is Healthy”

Xbox President Responds to Studio Closures: “Our Commitment is to Make Sure That the Business is Healthy”

Xbox boss Sarah Bond talks about Microsoft's decision to shut down studios, and how it's meant to help Xbox in...

Hi-Fi Rush, The Evil Within Steam Pages Bombed With Positive Reviews Celebrating Tango Gameworks, Criticizing Microsoft

Hi-Fi Rush, The Evil Within Steam Pages Bombed With Positive Reviews Celebrating Tango Gameworks, Criticizing Microsoft

Games ranging from Hi-Fi Rush to Ghostwire: Tokyo, and even the older The Evil Within are being bombed with po...

15 Endings That Made You Feel Like You Lost

15 Endings That Made You Feel Like You Lost

You won? No, you probably lost in these video game endings.

15 Amazing Games That Were Ahead of Their Time

15 Amazing Games That Were Ahead of Their Time

For their time, these single player games were simply phenomenal.

Hades 2 Early Access Review – Hell and Back Again

Hades 2 Early Access Review – Hell and Back Again

Supergiant Games' sequel is superior to the original in almost every way, boasting extensive polish and conten...