

In a press release, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco attributed Elden Ring's astronomic success to its global release in fourteen languages, George R. Before the game's launch, Bandai Namco had told investors that the game can be expected to sell about 4 million copies in its first month. Not even FromSoftware and the game's publisher, Bandai Namco, anticipated the monumental success of Elden Ring. Elden Ring also dwarfs Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, which was released in March 2019 and managed to sell over 5 million copies by July 2020.

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In fact, the entire Dark Souls series has sold 27 million copies, meaning that Elden Ring has almost matched half the lifetime sales of the series in but a few weeks. By 2020, the game had sold over 10 million units, a feat that Elden Ring achieved in less than a month. Dark Souls 3, the most recent entry in the popular Dark Souls series, was released in 2016. RELATED: Elden Ring's Outer Gods Explained How Does Elden Ring Compare to Previous FromSoftware Titles?Įlden Ring is by far FromSoftware's bestselling title, and comparing it to previous titles from the studio helps to put the game's level of success into context. This is impressive on its own, but Elden Ring's achievements become even more awe-inspiring when the game's sales are compared to previous FromSoftware games. On March 16, Bandai Namco announced that in less than a month since its release, Elden Ring had sold over 12 million copies globally, with 1 million of them sold in Japan. However, perhaps the most impressive indicator of Elden Ring's success is its sales. The game's success can be seen in terms of critical reception, as it currently sits as one of the most highly-rated games on Opencritic. Martin, but it is also a result of FromSoftware's proven record of offering fierce yet fair combat that can become addictive. Part of Elden Ring's success is thanks to the involvement of novelist George R. With Elden Ring, the studio has found new levels of success and mainstream popularity in gaming. However, thanks to immersive atmospheres, memorable bosses, and eccentric storytelling conventions, subsequent titles have found increased mainstream attention, leading to many more gamers discovering the masochistic joys of FromSoftware combat. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials.FromSoftware's early games were niche due to their testing combat. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. *Sales for outside of Japan were estimated by subtracting sales in Japan for the week from the Global total.Ī life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. The game also sold 215,949 units first week in Japan (19%). Looking more closely at Europe, the game sold an estimated 66,498 units in the UK, 67,205 units in Germany, and 48,420 units in France.ĭark Souls IIIreleased in Japan on March 24th and on April 12th in North America and Europe.

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It also sold 23,464 units on Windows PC (2%).īreaking down the sales by region, the game sold best in the US with 408,932 units sold (36%), compared to 331,211 units sold in Europe (29%). First week sales for outside of Japan can be viewed on the VGChartz Global Weekly Chart* for the week ending April 16th and Japan sales can be viewed on the VGChartz Japan Weekly Chart for the week ending March 27th.īreaking down the sales by platform, the game sold best on the PlayStation 4 with 924,664 units sold (82%), compared to 181,572 units sold on the Xbox One (16%). The action role-playing game - Dark Souls III - sold 1,129,700 units first week at retail, according to our estimates. By William D'Angelo, posted on 28 April 2016 / 41,932 Views
