Yesterday (16), Bandai Namco, the publisher of “Aerdon Circle”, and developer FromSoftware announced that the shipment of “Ayrdon Circle” has exceeded 12 million units, and its sales performance is amazing.
However, according to Daniel Ahmad, a well-known game industry analyst working for Niko Partners on Twitter, FromSoftware did not expect that “Ayrden’s Circle” would sell so well. FromSoftware’s earliest estimate was that sales would reach 400 by the end of March. million sets.
Some additional context for 12m in 17 days:
– Dark Souls 3 took over 4 years to reach 12m.
– From Software originally projected Elden Ring would sell 4m units by March 31.
– Fastest selling game from a Japanese publisher (excl. Nintendo).
– Lower than current my death count
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) March 16, 2022
However, such a calculation itself is not too much, because according to past data, the total sales of the series only exceeded 12 million units in the third generation of “Dark Souls”, while “Dark Souls 3” took more than 4 years to reach 12 million units. set of sales. However, the Ayrden Circle can be achieved in 3 weeks. This is a realm that even Miyazaki Hidetaka can’t count.
Daniel Ahmad said that if you don’t count Nintendo, “Ayrden’s Circle” is currently the fastest-selling Japanese game. And jokingly said, “But it still sells less than the number of times I die.”