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As of this week, Square Enix released a new video to celebrate a major milestone for Nier: Automata. Since its launch in 2017, Nier: Automata has now sold 10 million copies in total. This is a particularly major number for the game to reach, as most action RPGs similar to Automata never reach this threshold. Meanwhile, the Automata prequel, Nier:ย Replicant ver.1.22474487139, has now sold two million copies of its own.
While sales numbers like this being announced might normally not mean a lot, Square Enix actually teased the future of the series as well. In the aforementioned video (viewable below) that Square let loose, it ended with a teaser that simply said “Nier: Automata to be continued.” Further details on what exactly this means weren’t provided, but the immediate conclusion to jump to is that a new game or sequel associated with Automata is on the horizon.
This Square Enix Sequel Would Make a Lot of Sense
On paper, it would make a ton of sense for a new follow-up to Nier: Automata to be in the works. Clearly, the game has been very financially successful for Square Enix, which would naturally lead to the publisher requesting a sequel. On the part of developer PlatinumGames, the studio also hasn’t released a major project that was developed by itself since 2022’s Bayonetta 3. As such, it’s feasible that a new Nier game could now be what Platinum is toiling away on behind the scenes.
