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[Jake2by4]

Did my part.

 

[Veritigo_X]

Wow, well deserved!

 

[T-Rex.]

Probably my favourite game ever so this is great news.

 

[dancrane212]

Amazing! Haven't gotten to playing my copy yet and I doubt I will in the near future but this is quite the accomplishment. Such a huge turnaround from the original game!

 

[big fake]

I feel proud like a father would of his son. I'm so happy Taro and his vision have finally found critical and commercial success all in one. What a time to be alive!

 

[vato_loco]

Incredible game. Easily in my Top 3 so far and a strong contender for GotY.

I'm truly happy to see it's getting the love it deserves.

 

[Acquiescence]

Who cares, it's easy to reach one million these days, but try reaching 90 next time ya dangus.

 

[Jarod McChicken]

Japan is around 300k (260k retail/ 40k digital)

I knew something was off with that old number, thanks !

 

[Omnistalgic]

Congrats to the team and SE. Nioh, Nier, P5, and Yakuza 0 are still on my must-play list, this year really has to slow down so I can get to these games lol.

 

[addik]

Did my part! I've always wanted to support Nier but I didn't have a PS3 before. So glad Yoko Taro and Platinum are seeing the success that they both deserve!

 

[NeoRaider]

Glad to be one of them.
So happy for Platinum, Yoko Taro

Spoiler

and SE

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[Clov]

Great news ! And congratulations to the team.

I suppose we will be getting more content with N:A, and hopefully, a remastered NieR and Drakengard 3, too.

You know, I wouldn't mind an HD version of the first Drakengard. That way more people can experience the suffering of getting Ending E.

 

[gngf123]

Did my part.

Happy to see it being successful. So far it's my favourite game in a long time and I've not even finished it yet.

 

[RedlineRonin]

Pretty sure this is how everyone approached the first Nier, haha.

I'd almost be interested to go back, but I heard the game is pretty rough mechanically. To be fair, it wasn't entirely a whim; I've liked pretty much all of Platinum's stuff I've played

Yeah, I thought that was a bit strange to include.

Yeah it's a bit spoilery I guess, but I didn't wanna be that guy who complains. Suppose I didn't help by calling attention to it =/

 

[ZangBa]

Hell yeah, well deserved.

 

[cireza]

I remember reading an article about the game coming to Xbox One if it was successful on PS4 and PC.

Do we have new information about that ?

Edit : https://gamerant.com/nier-automata-xbox-one-ps4-pro/

 

[NightShift]

One step closer towards Yoko Taro entering Kojima status...

 

[AlucardGV]

hope now that he's successful square won't put him on reins.

 

[Orgen]

Amazing numbers! It'll be my next big game to play after Zelda and Hollow Knight

 

[YankeeDonB]

Fantastic. Just the sort of thoughtful, out there game I'd like to see more of.

 

[Rymuth]

I remember reading an article about the game coming to Xbox One if it was successful on PS4 and PC.

Do we have new information about that ?

Edit : https://gamerant.com/nier-automata-xbox-one-ps4-pro/

Yes, about two months ago

UPDATE: Why Nier sequel won't be coming to Microsoft's console

 

[Auto_aim1]

I need to buy the soundtrack from Amazon Japan.

 

[BigAl1992]

Great news and Well Done Yoko Taro. Easily my favourite game of 2017 so far.

 

[Antiwhippy]

hope now that he's successful square won't put him on reins.

I mean his next project is a mobage game, so....

 

[RedlineRonin]

I need to buy the soundtrack from Amazon Japan.

Was really hoping it would show up on Spotify =(

 

[Ennosuke]

I love Nier so much. I am in Japam on vacation and it is amazing, but sometimes I miss playing Nier. Expecially because things got very exciting in my current playthrough before we left.

 

[Antiwhippy]

And this much after being sandwiched between horizon and zelda.

 

[grandwizard]

Fantastic after the million sales of Nioh, although in Nier Automata's case we have to thank the PC (220,605 owners right now according to SteamSpy) and Japan (almost 200K).

And imagine that it could have been even more if not for the Sony gag order on the PC version's existence pre-launch.

Nier doing well on PC even after the Square/Sony fuckery and complete lack of marketing should never be forgotten when discussing PC ports of japanese games.

 

[gundamkyoukai]

Good news .
I still have to buy it playing other games right now.
The better mid tier stuff does the better it is for us gamers.

 

[Sjefen]

Sounds good, this will my next game after FF15. Is it better or worse or just different?

 

[Charamiwa]

I remember someone in the 200k steam thread saying that SE should make a PR statement and being a bit ridiculed for throwing this idea. I'd just like to pay respect to this poor soul. You're not forgotten.

 

[Hibiki Kurosawa]

Awesommmme!!

 

[Alienfan]

Awesome! (please patch the PC version though!!).

 

[Leezard]

Well deserved. I have to finish the rest of the routes.

 

[LotusHD]

Sounds good, this will my next game after FF15. Is it better or worse or just different?

Completely better in basically everything but like graphics

But at the same time, ya, it's different

 

[Lifeline]

Do we know Japan/West split?

 

[Hylian7]

While I haven't played the Drakenguard games or original Nier, I think it's great when you have a renowned dev like Platinum work on a series that (as far as I know) has excellent story, but mediocre gameplay.

Automata is fucking excellent, and I still need to finish it. I love it.

Imagine if in 2011 someone told you the sequel to Nier would be critically acclaimed with a 90 on metacritic, and sell over a million copies.

* And would be made by Platinum Games

 

[Big Green Anus]

This needs to continue....This needs to continue!

 

[Ridley327]

Imagine if in 2011 someone told you the sequel to Nier would be critically acclaimed with a 90 on metacritic, and sell over a million copies.

And it would be made by Platinum Games, who is commonly thought of as being retail poison in spite of their critical acclaim.

Are we sure we're not in a troll ending right now?

 

[SolidSnakex]

Do we know Japan/West split?

It's sold over 300k in Japan when taking into account digital sales. I'm not sure if it's been released in Asia yet, but Japanese games have been doing rather well there as of late.

 

[Leona Lewis]

Do we know Japan/West split?

Would seem to be about 3:7 JP/West ratio given what we know about the sell-through percentages from the weekly JP sales data.

I have a feeling the ratio will tip a bit once the game is officially released in Steam's Asia store.

 

[LotusHD]

And it would be made by Platinum Games, who is commonly thought of as being retail poison in spite of their critical acclaim.

Are we sure we're not in a troll ending right now?

Ending [$]

 

[Hektor]

Fantastic news. So proud of Yoko-chan

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Nice. Haven't picked it up yet, but I will once a bit of my backlog dies down.

 

[addik]

It's sold over 300k in Japan when taking into account digital sales. I'm not sure if it's been released in Asia yet, but Japanese games have been doing rather well there as of late.

It got an Asian release on the PS4. Steam version is not yet available, but our local retailer is selling the DVD version for the PC. Not sure if it's the Asian edition or just imported.

 

[Sjefen]

Completely better in basically everything but like graphics

But at the same time, ya, it's different

Cool different and better sounds very good

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Funny to look back at 2015 when people were claiming that the PS4 did not have a sufficient audience for Japanese games and wondering why so many Japanese games were being announced for it.

Nowadays, its the bread most Japanese releases rely on.

 

[Maxinas]

Very cool, congratulations to Yoko Taro. Shame it released in between Zelda and Persona 5; it'll be in my backlog for a long while.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

How much did the first Neir sold? Do we have any idea?

 

[Gbraga]

Sounds good, this will my next game after FF15. Is it better or worse or just different?

Better and different.