What other bestselling video games of all time would sell in a full lifetime, Elden Ring sold in just six months. Show We all already know that Elden Ring is successful just based on its critical and fan reception, but Bandai Namco and FromSoftware now have the figures to prove it. Bandai Namco’s financial results for Q1 2022-2023 reveal that since February 2022, Elden Ring has since sold 17 million copies – more than half of the total sales of the entire Dark Souls franchise. Sadly, unlike other financial reports, Bandai Namco did not discuss with investors anything regarding Elden Ring’s future content. No post-launch content discussion, and glaringly absent was any mention of an Elden Ring DLC, sequel, or expansion. This puts into question when the Elden Ring DLC would actually come out. If this goes on, then maybe we won’t be seeing it this financial year. Regardless, these sales figures are on the track to becoming one of the best-selling video games of all time. At 17 million in just 6 months, Elden Ring is just 5.5 million copies shy from overtaking Pokemon Ruby / Pokemon Sapphire / Pokemon Emerald as the fiftieth best-selling video game of all time. We’re sure that Elden Ring will continue selling well into the future, especially since there are still plans for DLC in the future. Once the game goes on sale across platforms and once the game receives DLC or expansions, then these sales numbers will continue to grow, and Elden Ring might sell more copies than what the entire Dark Souls series sold combined. Truly, Elden Ring has been FromSoftware’s most successful game so far both financially and critically, as the game remains to be on the running for this year’s prestigious Game of the Year award. Still, it’s a long way to go before Elden Ring could supplant Bandai Namco’s best-selling game of all time: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – which currently has reported sales of 28.3 million copies.
FromSoftware's previous best-seller was 2016's 'Dark Souls 3.' FromSoftware has announced that their recently released game Elden Ringhas surpassed a sizable milestone in under three weeks. The open-world game has sold an astonishing 12 million copies across all platforms and regions as of March 14, 2022, just 17 days after its release. Announced via a press release on FromSoftware's official website, which states that Elden Ring has sold 1 million copies in Japan and 11 million copies outside the country, bringing the total sales to 12 million copies worldwide. With a world written by George R. R. Martin, Elden Ring takes the familiar "Souls formula" and makes the transition to an open world and has been highly praised from all across the gaming world, currently sitting at a 96 on Metacritic. “It's astonishing to see just how many people have been playing Elden Ring. I'd like to extend our heartfelt thanks on behalf of the entire development team,” said Hidetaka Miyazaki, President and CEO/Director of FromSoftware. “Elden Ring is based on a mythological story written by George R. R. Martin. We hope players enjoy a high level of freedom when adventuring through its vast world, exploring its many secrets, and facing up to its many threats. Thank you for your continued support.” Yasuo Miyakawa, President and CEO of BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., the game's publisher, also provided a statement about the game's great success, saying:
A noteworthy part of Miyakawa's quote is the part about "expanding the brand beyond the game itself." Along with these statements, the press release also confirmed that more media from outside video games will be taking place within the Lands Between, saying "Please look forward to more of Elden Ring as an IP (characters and other intellectual property) in hopes of expanding beyond the realm of games." This is not the first time that FromSoftware has gone outside the video game genre to explore the worlds of their games, with Bloodborne receiving several comic books and having a brand-new comic coming out on May 7, 2022. With these official numbers, this easily makes Elden Ring FromSoftware's most successful title of all time. To put this into perspective, their previous best-selling game was 2016's Dark Souls 3, which has seen a total of 10 million sales as of 2020. Elden Ring was able to blow past this milestone in just a few weeks and with that success, it's no surprise that both FromSoftware and BANDAI NAMCO would want to continue to explore the possibilities with their new brand. Elden Ring is currently available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. There are currently no spin-offs/expansions for Elden Ring currently announced, though it has been confirmed that they will be coming. Has Elden Ring sold well?The game's performance is one of the most successful among other Japanese RPG hits.
Has Elden Ring sold more than Dark Souls?Elden Ring Reaches New Sales Milestone, Outsells Dark Souls III And Sekiro Combined. 17.5 million and counting. From Software's RPG Elden Ring has reached a big new sales milestone.
How successful has Elden Ring been?It's very hard to argue that Elden Ring has been anything other than a huge success. Whether it's the 16.6 million copies that were sold worldwide, or the widespread critical acclaim, this one has been a bit of a belter for developer FromSoftware.
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