Developer Atlus just accomplished a phenomenal milestone with its most recent launch, Shin Megami Tensei V. The Nintendo Switch exclusive, five months after its debut last year has succeeded in selling over 1 million copies worldwide.
This is a huge achievement for the entire team behind Shin Megami Tensei V. The game has managed to attract a large amount of players so far. And the result of that has now been revealed, with the entry delivering a strong sales figures.
Fans celebrate Shin Megami Tensei V’s 1 million sales on Nintendo Switch
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The post-apocalyptic role-playing game made its way on November 11, 2021, for the Switch console. It is part of the bigger Megami Tensei franchise. Kazuyuki Yamai is its director, who also helmed its predecessor, Shin Megami Tensei IV.
Shin Megami Tensei V brought back the iconic gameplay mechanics, like raising and fusing the demons. The game’s story is set in modern-day Tokyo and Netherworld. Players find themselves as the protagonist who is a regular high-school student.
His friends, Yuzuru Atsuta and Ichiro Dazai are caught up in an inexplicable earthquake and transported to Da’at. The latter is a different version of Tokyo, which is witnessing a massive war between the angels and demons. Later, the protagonist finds his newfound powers as a Nahobino as the story progresses.
Shin Megami Tensei V has been a well-received title as well among the critics. As of this writing, it has a staggering score of 84 on Metacritic, for Nintendo Switch, based on 98 reviews.
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Speaking of the latest news of its praiseworthy performance, Shin Megami Tensei V has now sold over a million units in five months since November 11. Developer Atlus shared the big update on its main Twitter account.
Shin Megami Tensei V has sold 1 million units worldwide! ✨
Character Designer Masayuki Doi has created a special illustration to celebrate! Thank you so much for your support! #SMT5 pic.twitter.com/ZDKePUroZS
— Official ATLUS West (@Atlus_West) April 18, 2022
Furthermore, the official account of the gaming series also posted the news in one of its recent tweets. It also mentioned that there will be a DL version sale held on April 25, 2022, to celebrate the success.
Nintendo Switch用RPG『#真・女神転生V』が【全世界100万本セールス】を達成！ #真V キャラクターデザイナー・土居政之による記念イラストをお届けいたします。
また、国内では初となるDL版セール（4/25～5/11）の実施も決定です！
詳しくは⇒ https://t.co/AsvIMwo0uC #メガテン pic.twitter.com/kGkURid1vr— 『真・女神転生』シリーズ公式 (@megaten_atlus) April 18, 2022
Meanwhile, a majority of the gaming fans congratulated the Shin Megami Tensei V team for its record sales. They were happy to see it turning into a bigger title than previously thought. “Fantastic Game. Totally well deserved,” wrote one user.
Fantastic game, totally deserved.
Now pls don’t listen to the cringe fanbase, everytime you listen to them games perform pretty badly. V universe is great, don’t ruin it with another “final/redux”
— Heriel & the Mysterious Dream hype (@HerielP48) April 18, 2022
Thank You Atlus for this awesome game. I hope to see more SMT games since I am fan since Nocturne in the 2000's. pic.twitter.com/exNGWYieg9
— Andrés Einherjar (@DemiFiendSoul) April 18, 2022
Well deserved. Hope to see even further sales to come.
Big potential for a sort of SMTV-Final. I definitely wouldn't be opposed to it either. pic.twitter.com/DC8HgwEkT6
— Quincy (@_TheQuincy) April 18, 2022
Splendid. pic.twitter.com/tCulpDuBET
— Jay Super (@SaperJa) April 18, 2022
Awesome!
I bought a copy of the game about a week ago and I'm really loving it. pic.twitter.com/tlpNuMhdtR
— Yahudi Cryptek (@ctanoutsider) April 18, 2022
Now that’s great to hear! Hard to believe it’s been a bit over five years since Shin Megami Tensei V was first unveiled, and has now crossed a big milestone!
— Arty the Goth 🅱unBoi 🐇 (@SuperiorArtemis) April 18, 2022
Congrats on Shin Megami Tensei finally hitting the big million, hope to see even more success with it.
Depite my disdain for updated versions of completed games, I actually do genuinely hope for a Royal/Final version of V that massively improves the overall game.
— Toriksta🇱🇾 | セージ | #Persona25thHYPE (@toriksta) April 18, 2022
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LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/eSb6qfzqn3
— Philipposole (DDA25) Barry Goodman Stan Account (@PhilipposoleV2) April 18, 2022
For anyone who’s not explored it yet, the game is now available for the Nintendo Switch.
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