Rise of the Ronin’s launch sales are surpassing Nioh, according to Koei Tecmo

Launch sales of Rise of the Ronin are surpassing the Nioh series, according to Koei Tecmo.

According to the company’s latest financial results, the PS5 exclusive is selling faster than both Nioh and Nioh 2. The open world action title was released in March, published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

While specific numbers weren’t provided, Rise of the Ronin was released during a busy period, coming only weeks after Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, another PS5 exclusive action title.

As of October 2022, the Nioh franchise had exceeded 7 million units worldwide, according to Koei Tecmo. Specific sales figures for each game in the series, as well as the remaster of the first game, aren’t available.

Rise of the Ronin was met with mostly positive reviews, earning a rating of 76 on review aggregator Metacritic. VGC’s review called it “A fine open-world adventure that never elevates itself to greatness.”

KT highlights in its results that the game has an 8.7 user rating on the platform. It’s worth noting that while user rating can give a rough estimation of fan consensus on a game, anyone can leave a user review for a product on Metacritic regardless if they’ve played the title or not.

KT also highlights the game’s graphics and “novelty as an open world,” as challenge points, two criticisms that were repeated in several reviews.

VGC’s review read, “It’s not just the open-world sensibilities that feel dated, the game looks incredibly dated too. It’s very colourful, and from an art perspective the game is strong, but from a technical perspective, it feels a decade behind genre stable-mates.”