[STEAM][PRESS]Rise of the Ronin Sales Pacing Ahead of Nioh and Its Sequel, Koei Tecmo Says

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Rise of the Ronin may be a little shy over a month out from its release on PlayStation 5, but that isn’t stopping the action RPG's sales from outpacing its spiritual predecessors, Nioh and Nioh 2.

News of Rise of the Ronin’s sales comes from

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. In the report, Koei Tecmo noted that Rise of the Ronin’s sales are surpassing the Nioh series and that it might usher in a “significant step toward mid to long-term growth” for the holdings company despite being a new triple-A game.

No specific sales figures, however, were mentioned. Back in 2022, Team Ninja had announced that the Nioh series collectively had

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In tandem with Koei Tecmo’s internal findings of Rise of the Ronin, the financial report also underscored the acclaim the game has received from both critics and players. More specifically, Koei Tecmo cited Rise of the Ronin’s "very high" user and "generally favorable"

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, which praised the game for its combat, story, and graphics.

Rise of the Ronin, by Nioh developer Team Ninja, is an open-world action RPG where players control a nameless ronin in a perilous adventure set in the mid-19th century era of Japan.

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, in which we gave Rise of the Ronin a 7, we said it “marries a cool setting, Team Ninja’s mastery of tough-but-fair combat, and smart RPG design, even when map clutter and junk loot can get in its way.”

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