When the soulsborne genre was first introduced in 2009 with Demon’s Souls, it was nothing more than a niche interpretation of the action-RPG genre. Since then, not only has the gameplay stylings expanded outwards into its own genre, but souls-like games are competing on a commercial front too. Such is the case with Nioh, which has now sold over 5 million copies across the duology.

Making the announcement, Team Ninja revealed that Nioh 1 and 2 have sold a combined 5 million copies worldwide. Nioh 1 first launched in February 2017 for the PlayStation 4, before coming to PC later that same year. This was then followed up by its sequel just over 3 years later in March 2020. Once again, the PC release came later, launching in February of this year.

From the sales breakdown provided, which puts Nioh 1 at 3 million copies sold and its sequel at 2 million, the franchise is on the up and up, with the sequel selling faster than the first entry, and securing the series as a viable franchise despite being exclusive to PlayStation consoles (and PC).

【 「仁王」シリーズ 全世界500万本突破】

「#仁王」シリーズの全世界累計販売本数が500万本を突破しました。

2017年2月の『仁王』発売より、長きにわたって支えてくださったプレイヤーの皆さまへ、改めて深く御礼を申し上げます。

引き続き、TeamNINJAの新作にご期待ください。#仁王２ #Nioh2 #Nioh

— 「仁王」シリーズ公式アカウント (@nioh_game) April 28, 2021

Despite the sales success, Team Ninja previously announced that they have no plans for Nioh 3 at this time. It will be interesting to see whether this newly achieved milestone affects their decision.

Both Nioh and its sequel received a consistently high reception from both critics and fans alike, and until now serves as the only real souls-like series to be placed on similar standing with FromSoftware’s own output in the eyes of the fans. It will be interesting to see what Team Ninja has planned next.

KitGuru says: What do you think of Nioh? Do you play souls-like games? Which is your favourite? Let us know down below.

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