SCE Japan Studio and From Software collaboration a success.
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Studio and From Software’s PlayStation 4 action RPG Bloodborne have cumulatively sold through more than one millin units worldwide as of April 5, Sony announced.
The number includes both Blu-ray disc sell-through quantities and download version sales on the PlayStation Store.
“Bloodborne was a new challenge for us, and our goal was to create a title that took full advantage of the power of PS4,” said SCE Worldwdie Studios president Shuhei Yoshida. “I am thrilled that so many users have been enjoying the extremely rich and detailed world, beautiful melancholic atmosphere and palpable tension of Bloodborne. SCE WWS will continue to bring exciting software titles that offer entertainment experiences only possible on PS4.”
Bloodborne first launched for PlayStation 4 on March 24.
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#Bloodborne has cumulatively sold through more than 1 million units. Thank you, all Hunters.
We are amazed and very grateful for the way in which the community has embraced Bloodborne. As you may have seen, we’ve just announced that Bloodborne has now sold through over one million copies worldwide. Thank you to everyone who has supported the project!
The console is nearing 30m ww and but only 1m units of the PS4's first acclaimed game with immense hype were shifted in 12 days.
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2nd June 2014 – On 30th May, Mario Kart 8 for Wii U launched simultaneously around the world to global acclaim, garnering some of the strongest review scores in the history of the series. Following this, Nintendo has today reported that the game sold more than 1.2 million total units across Japan, Europe and The Americas from Thursday, 29th May to Sunday, 1st June.
Mario Kart is family-friendly and the franchise has been around for decades now. Souls and Bloodborne are very dark, notroriously difficult action games that have only been commercially relevant for a few years.
The console is nearing 30m ww and but only 1m units of the PS4's first acclaimed game with immense hype were shifted in 12 days.
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So it comes with great excitement to learn that within the first nine days of launch, global sales of inFAMOUS Second Son exceeded over 1 million units*, making Second Son the fastest selling inFAMOUS title to date!
*Includes both Blu-ray Disc sell-thru quantities and download version sales on PlayStation Store as of March 29, 2014
