Elden Ring Nightreign was a certainly particular experiment for Fromsoftware, welcomed by fans with a certain skepticism. But also with the open wallet, judging by the first financial data.
The data collected by Newzoo (through WCCFTECH) that concern revenues and monthly active users show dynamic that challenge traditional forecasts.
The real surprise of the month comes from Elden Ring Nighreign, who despite being published on May 30, managed to conquer the fourth position in the revenue ranking.
An extraordinary result that demonstrates the commercial force of the Frromsoftware brand. As well as the fact that the live-service game are liked to its audience.
Newzoo estimates speak of 3.5 million copies sold in just two days of May, a fact that highlights the penetration capacity of Elden Ring IP.
Parallel to sales, Fortnite continues to dominate the market from the first position of the collections, followed by EA Sports FC 25 in second place and Call of Duty to the third.
And, immediately below this trio of collections of the collections between micro -traensions and additional content, Elden Ring Nighttreign arrives directly in fourth place.
Despite the initial problems, to which FromSoftware he worked promptly to immediately improve the game, the fans managed to appreciate the title despite being the whole opposite of the typical productions of the Japanese study.
These numbers, moreover, could also increase in the future, given that the team is supporting Nightreign with the aim of keeping it alive as a classic live-service game. Other content are coming and, at this point, it will be interesting to understand how it will react to the community in the long run.
FROMSOFTWARE has another live-service game coming, exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2, or The Duskbloods. Will it go well in the same way? Will the public welcome him with the same enthusiasm, or will he be influenced by his being an exclusive product?