It took the game almost six years to take this mark. The worldwide release of NieR: Automata took place in March 2017.

Almost four years after the release of NieR: Automata managed to overcome the milestone of 5 million copies sold. The statistics included both digital and disk sales of the title.

Kotaku editor Kirk Hamilton has compiled a list of five mechanics by which games turn a player’s failure or mistake into a meaningful experience.

Developers Bayonetta and NieR: Automata from the Japanese studio PlatinumGames will no longer transfer intellectual rights to their projects to publishers. The studio does not want to depend on the customer’s requests during development.

The combined sales of digital and physical copies of the action with role-playing elements of Nier: Automata exceeded 2 million copies in six months since the release.