Bandai Namco says some obscure action-RPG called Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree "was a hit" that made a ton of money
Aug. 8, 2024Who would’ve thunk it
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Hold onto your seats, folks,Elden Ring’s universally acclaimedShadow of the Erdtree DLCthat everybody has been raving about for weeks sold really well.
As revealed in Elden Ring publisherBandai Namco’sfirst quarter financial results, Shadow of the Erdtree boosted the company’s digital operating profit in its entertainment sector by 553% year-over-year, enough to prompt this ecstatic, over-the-top reaction in the document: “On the business side, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, the major downloadable content of the home console game Elden Ring, was a hit, contributing to the operating results in the Digital Business.”
Of course, none of this is a surprise. Shadow of the Erdtree was an instant success at launch,beating giant full-game releases like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthin ratings andselling five million units in its first three days. The DLC’s success rivals some of the biggest DLC releases of all time, includingCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertyand The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine.As soon as it became the highest rated DLC for an RPG ever, CDPR even congratulated Bandai Namco with some awesome custom art of Geralt in Elden Ring.
In a different type of numbers game,this Elden Ring sicko takes the limiters off NG+ scaling, cranks Shadow of the Erdtree to NG+ 1,000 and still no-hits a 500,000-HP Messmer.
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