Undoubtedly, 2024 has been an incredible year for Atlus. Earlier this year they released a remake of a beloved game in Persona 3 Reload and then not too long after that they teamed with Vanillaware in releasing a new Tactical RPG Unicorn Overlord. Today Atlus launches another new IP in Metaphor ReFantazio and it already set a new record for the company.
Atlus announced today that Metaphor ReFantazio has surpassed 1 Million in sales worldwide on its launch day. Using A.I. translation done by PC Gamer , the website post indicates that this number includes the amount of physical units shipped and digital sales together. Making it the fastest-selling Atlus game in its history. Beating the previous mark of five days set earlier this year by Persona 3 Reload. The aforementioned Unicorn Overlord by comparison also hit one million sales recently as well, but did so in a seven month period.
In an era where so many video game companies have a hard time hitting sales targets with firmly established franchises, Atlus accomplishing this with two new IP’s, and one of them on its initial launch day, is nothing short of a major feat. Certainly its past Persona pedigree helped...
