{"id":1780973,"date":"2026-02-20T09:58:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1780973"},"modified":"2026-02-20T09:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T06:58:46","slug":"koei-tecmos-rock-hard-samurai-action-game-nioh-3-has-set-a-new-series-record-as-it-passes-impressive-sales-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1780973","title":{"rendered":"Koei Tecmo&#8217;s rock hard samurai action game, Nioh 3, has set a new series record as it passes impressive sales milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/nioh-3\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Nioh 3<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Koei Tecmo&#8217;s rock hard samurai action game, Nioh 3, has set a new series record as it passes impressive sales milestone<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">The magic number.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/nioh-3-gameplay-screen-6.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Nioh 3 image showing a warrior fighting a female mermaid-like creature\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"nioh-3-gameplay-screen-6.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Team Ninja\/Koei Tecmo<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-02-20T09:58:46+00:00\">Feb. 20, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"2a83f18c-c8d1-4495-baa1-9e5316c639d8\" data-name=\"Nioh 3\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Nioh 3\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Nioh 3\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Nioh 3\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Nioh 3\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Nioh 3\" title=\"Follow Nioh 3\"><br \/>\n  Follow Nioh 3<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/nioh-3\">Nioh 3<\/a>, the challenging Team Ninja samurai action game, has passed one million copies sold in two weeks. According to the game&#8217;s publisher Koei Tecmo, this makes it the fastest selling entry in the series&#8217; history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3681010\/Nioh_3\/\">In a post<\/a> made to celebrate the occasion, it was also revealed that the entire series has sold over 10m copies too. In a message to fans and supporters the developers stated they &#8220;are truly grateful to players around the world for their incredible support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An accolades trailer was also released to coincide with the announcement, which features multiple review scores, quotes, and gameplay footage of Nioh 3. You can watch it yourself below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Nioh 3 - Accolades Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xr6MIWX29jA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Xr6MIWX29jA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Nioh 3 &#8211; Accolades Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch the Accolades trailer for Nioh 3 here.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xr6MIWX29jA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was only last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nioh-3-gets-its-first-big-post-launch-patch-on-steam-and-playstation-5-and-it-mostly-affects-progress-halting-bugs\">Nioh 3 received its first major post-launch patch<\/a>, fixing progress halting bugs, crashes, and tweaking the health of some enemies. It also fixed the friend searching mechanic, which stopped working after a while. All in all, the game is in a decent state now with its rougher edges smoothed off.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve not picked up Nioh 3 yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nioh-3-review\">you can read Eurogamer&#8217;s review<\/a>! In it, Dom Peppiatt wrote: &#8220;Innovation is the ki to success for Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo, as Nioh 3 iterates on the formula once more to take an already great &#8216;masocore&#8217; series to new heights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/nioh-3\">Nioh 3<\/a>, the challenging Team Ninja samurai action game, has passed one million copies sold in two weeks. According to the game&#8217;s publisher Koei Tecmo, this makes it the fastest selling entry in the series&#8217; history.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3681010\/Nioh_3\/\">In a post<\/a> made to celebrate the occasion, it was also revealed that the entire series has sold over 10m copies too. In a message to fans and supporters the developers stated they &#8220;are truly grateful to players around the world for their incredible support.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An accolades trailer was also released to coincide with the announcement, which features multiple review scores, quotes, and gameplay footage of Nioh 3. You can watch it yourself below.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Nioh 3 - Accolades Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xr6MIWX29jA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Xr6MIWX29jA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Nioh 3 &#8211; Accolades Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch the Accolades trailer for Nioh 3 here.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Xr6MIWX29jA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was only last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nioh-3-gets-its-first-big-post-launch-patch-on-steam-and-playstation-5-and-it-mostly-affects-progress-halting-bugs\">Nioh 3 received its first major post-launch patch<\/a>, fixing progress halting bugs, crashes, and tweaking the health of some enemies. 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