Bandai Namco has revealed in its recent earnings report that Elden Ring Nightreign has been quite a successful release for the publisher. As caught by Automaton Media, sales figures for Elden Ring Nightreign helped Bandai Namco’s profits for the first quarter of the fiscal year between April 1 and June 30. Overall, Bandai Namco generated revenues of ¥300.43 billion (roughly around $2 billion) across its various divisions. Out of this, the company turned an operating profit of ¥51.921 billion (around $352 million).
While the company has had a good first quarter, the revenue figures for its gaming division – dubbed the Digital Business division – accounted for revenues of roughly $732 million, with around $147 million contributing to operating profits. The revenue has been attributed to a number of titles, including Tamagotchi Puchi Puchi Omisecchi: Omachidosama!, SD Gundam G Generation ETERNAL, and Elden Ring Nightreign.
Elden Ring Nightreign was released smack dab in the middle of the quarter in late May, and quickly proved itself to be incredibly popular. Despite coming out near the end of the month, the title quickly ended up topping sales charts in the US, and became the 11th best selling game in the country so far. By late July, Bandai Namco would confirm that Elden Ring Nightreign’s sales had surpassed 5 million shipments.
Since its release, Elden Ring Nightreign has seen quite a bit of post-launch support by developer FromSoftware. The most recent one of these updates, released at the end of July, brought with it the ability for players to take on the game’s various challenges in two-player expedition. For context, prior to the update, players were limited to playing the title in either a 3-player party, or completely solo. The new two-player expeditions also feature rebalanced gameplay, with enemy health having been rebalanced to account for fewer players.
Gearing up for the next major release slated to arrive this week, Elden Ring Nightreign will be getting its next Everdark Sovereign – Fissure in the Fog. Interestingly, a week later, the next bosses to get the Everdark Sovereign treatment will be Tricephalos and Equilibrius Beast. Taking on Everdark Sovereigns rewards players with Sovereign Sigils, which can then be traded with NPCs for special Relics.
Elden Ring Nightreign is an interesting experiment for FromSoftware. While making use of some of the foundations laid by the original Elden Ring, Nightreign brings in co-op gameplay into the mix along with a game structure that is closer to that of a battle royale game mixed with some roguelite elements. Shortly after release, producer Yasuhiro Kitao thanked players for indulging the studio in its experiments.
“Nightreign has some peculiar aspects to its game design and is different from our recent titles in various ways,” wrote Kitao. “Nonetheless, many of you have bravely jumped into this world, and for that we’re immensely grateful.”
Elden Ring Nightreign is available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. For more details about the game, check out our review. And while you’re at it, also check out our thoughts on ten weapons that we want added to the game.
