Elden Ring was a cultural phenomenon. Changing the formula drastically from its previous release, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, FromSoftware's latest title was a critical and commercial behemoth, scoring a 95 on OpenCritic and 96 on Metacritic.
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Bandai Namco, the game's publisher, recently released the game's sales figures, showing just how successful it was. The latest data shows the game eclipsed the entire Dark Souls franchise's sales figures pre-Elden Ring.
It was recently confirmed that, as of September 2024, Elden Ring had sold 28.6 million units. That makes it the 28th best-selling video game of all time— not bad for a game developed by a company that historically made relatively niche titles.
As of its latest figures, Elden Ring has now sold more than Super Mario Odyssey, Grand Theft Auto: 4 and San Andreas, and Pokemon Sword and Shield.
Arguably, what's most impressive is not the games that it has now outsold from other developers, but the impact that it's had on the Soulsborne/Soulslike genre.
According to analyst Daniel Ahmad, prior to Elden Ring's release, the Dark Souls franchise, comprised of Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 2, and Dark...