{"id":1781418,"date":"2026-02-20T13:58:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1781418"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:58:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T10:58:31","slug":"nier-automata-future-developments-teased-as-it-passes-10m-worldwide-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1781418","title":{"rendered":"Nier Automata future developments teased as it passes 10m worldwide sales"},"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\/nier-automata\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      NieR: Automata<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Nier Automata future developments teased as it passes 10m worldwide sales<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;Nier Automata will continue&#8221;<\/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\/nier-automata-deal-header.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"nier-automata-deal-header.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><\/p>\n<\/figure><\/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=\"2026-02-20T13:58:31+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=\"f1b37b06-f6ab-4f44-ae1c-420bc2db0874\" data-name=\"NieR: Automata\" data-follow-text=\"Follow NieR: Automata\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following NieR: Automata\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow NieR: Automata\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following NieR: Automata\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow NieR: Automata\" title=\"Follow NieR: Automata\"><br \/>\n  Follow NieR: Automata<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>The message &#8220;Nier Automata will continue&#8221; was the stinger concluding today&#8217;s celebratory showcase for the game, which covered the game&#8217;s many cameo appearances, spin-offs, and its passing of 10m worldwide sales.<\/p>\n<p>This video, posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/square-enix\">Square Enix<\/a> YouTube channel, covered the game&#8217;s history of releases and adaptations since its initial release in 2017. Having only recently passed 10m sales, it marks a steady increase from December 2024 when it passed 9m.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement came alongside some new art <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NieRGame\/status\/2024800054004138394\">posted to official Nier Automata social media platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"\u300eNieR:Automata\uff0f\u30cb\u30fc\u30a2\u30aa\u30fc\u30c8\u30de\u30bf\u300f1,000\u4e07\u672c\u7a81\u7834\u8a18\u5ff5PV\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wyn1b_5bw-M?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\/Wyn1b_5bw-M\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">\u300eNieR:Automata\uff0f\u30cb\u30fc\u30a2\u30aa\u30fc\u30c8\u30de\u30bf\u300f1,000\u4e07\u672c\u7a81\u7834\u8a18\u5ff5PV<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch this celebratory video here!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wyn1b_5bw-M\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So what could this final message mean, aside from the obvious indication that Nier Automata will carry on in some form. Well, there&#8217;s been little word of a sequel to Nier Automata, despite its widespread acclaim and success. There was Nier: Reincarnation, a mobile sequel of sorts that launched in 2021 and was shut down and made unplayable in 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tencent-cancels-unannounced-nier-mobile-game\">Tencent also cancelled another Nier mobile game in 2024<\/a>, which reportedly &#8220;struggled to find a monetisation to offset its high costs.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You could kill all hope of a AAA direct sequel in your heart, and instead see the tease as an indication of more cameos in other games. These have proven exceptionally popular whenever they emerge: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocketgamer.biz\/nier-automata-collaboration-pushes-goddess-of-victory-nikke-to-a-half-a-billion-in-revenue\/\">Goddess of Victory: Nikke saw a 215 percent increase in sales thanks to its Nier Automata collaboration<\/a>, leaping over $500m in revenue as a result.<\/p>\n<p>One can certainly hope for the former. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/personas\/yoko-taro\">Yoko Taro<\/a> has been largely an absent presence from the world of <em>released<\/em> video games since the Nier Replicant remake in 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nier-automata-creator-yoko-taro-says-hes-actually-been-working-on-a-lot-of-projects-recently-its-just-that-they-got-cancelled-midway\/\">stating last year the projects he had been working on were cancelled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What are you hoping for? If you&#8217;ve not played Nier Automata, you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nier-automata-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s review to see what all the fuss is about.<\/a> In it, Jeffrey Matulef wrote: &#8220;Yoko Taro&#8217;s eccentric action RPG gets a follow-up that&#8217;s every bit as surprising as its predecessor with a little help from Platinum Games.&#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>The message &#8220;Nier Automata will continue&#8221; was the stinger concluding today&#8217;s celebratory showcase for the game, which covered the game&#8217;s many cameo appearances, spin-offs, and its passing of 10m worldwide sales.<\/p>\n<p>This video, posted to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/square-enix\">Square Enix<\/a> YouTube channel, covered the game&#8217;s history of releases and adaptations since its initial release in 2017. Having only recently passed 10m sales, it marks a steady increase from December 2024 when it passed 9m.<\/p>\n<p>This announcement came alongside some new art <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NieRGame\/status\/2024800054004138394\">posted to official Nier Automata social media platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"\u300eNieR:Automata\uff0f\u30cb\u30fc\u30a2\u30aa\u30fc\u30c8\u30de\u30bf\u300f1,000\u4e07\u672c\u7a81\u7834\u8a18\u5ff5PV\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wyn1b_5bw-M?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\/Wyn1b_5bw-M\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">\u300eNieR:Automata\uff0f\u30cb\u30fc\u30a2\u30aa\u30fc\u30c8\u30de\u30bf\u300f1,000\u4e07\u672c\u7a81\u7834\u8a18\u5ff5PV<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>You can watch this celebratory video here!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wyn1b_5bw-M\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So what could this final message mean, aside from the obvious indication that Nier Automata will carry on in some form. Well, there&#8217;s been little word of a sequel to Nier Automata, despite its widespread acclaim and success. There was Nier: Reincarnation, a mobile sequel of sorts that launched in 2021 and was shut down and made unplayable in 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/tencent-cancels-unannounced-nier-mobile-game\">Tencent also cancelled another Nier mobile game in 2024<\/a>, which reportedly &#8220;struggled to find a monetisation to offset its high costs.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>You could kill all hope of a AAA direct sequel in your heart, and instead see the tease as an indication of more cameos in other games. These have proven exceptionally popular whenever they emerge: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pocketgamer.biz\/nier-automata-collaboration-pushes-goddess-of-victory-nikke-to-a-half-a-billion-in-revenue\/\">Goddess of Victory: Nikke saw a 215 percent increase in sales thanks to its Nier Automata collaboration<\/a>, leaping over $500m in revenue as a result.<\/p>\n<p>One can certainly hope for the former. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/personas\/yoko-taro\">Yoko Taro<\/a> has been largely an absent presence from the world of <em>released<\/em> video games since the Nier Replicant remake in 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/nier-automata-creator-yoko-taro-says-hes-actually-been-working-on-a-lot-of-projects-recently-its-just-that-they-got-cancelled-midway\/\">stating last year the projects he had been working on were cancelled<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What are you hoping for? If you&#8217;ve not played Nier Automata, you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/nier-automata-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s review to see what all the fuss is about.<\/a> In it, Jeffrey Matulef wrote: &#8220;Yoko Taro&#8217;s eccentric action RPG gets a follow-up that&#8217;s every bit as surprising as its predecessor with a little help from Platinum Games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News NieR: Automata Nier Automata future developments teased as it passes 10m worldwide sales &#8220;Nier Automata will continue&#8221; News by Connor Makar Staff Writer Published on Feb. 20, 2026 Follow NieR: Automata The message &#8220;Nier Automata will continue&#8221; was the stinger concluding today&#8217;s celebratory showcase for the game, which covered the game&#8217;s many cameo [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,253],"class_list":["post-1781418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-eurogamer-net"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1781418"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1781418\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1781418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1781418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1781418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}