Combined NieR: Automata shipments and digital sales have exceeded four million units, according to publisher Square Enix.
The new milestone means 500,000 copies have been shipped or bought digitally since December 2018, when the company announced the game had moved 3.5 million units.
Developed byPlatinumGames, the post-apocalyptic action RPG first released onPS4in February 2017. It launched onPCthe following month before making its way toXbox Onein June 2018. A Game of the Year Edition hit PS4 and PC in February 2019.
PlatinumGames studio headAtsushi Inabarecently discussed the company’s collaboration withSquare Enixon the project as part of a wide-rangingPlatinum Games interviewwith VGC.
“That series is of course the brainchild ofYoko Taro,” he said. “When we first started talking about doing the project together there was a lot of anxiety, because creators with strong desires and wills don’t often mesh well. So there were initially some fears on the team but we are very fortunate that both sides were able to collaborate.
“Quite frankly, we learned a lot from the experience of working with Square Enix,” Inaba added. “We basically got a different colour of crayon in our Crayola box and were able to attract a different style of demographic that traditionally may not have been fans of PlatinumGames. We were very, very fortunate to be able to collaborate on that title.”
Earlier this week, Square Enix reported an increase in sales for its financial year ended in March 2019, butthe publisher said profits felldue to costs associated with launching new games includingKingdom Hearts III,Shadow of the Tomb Raiderand Just Cause 4.
