May 19, 2020
To All Media
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
FromSoftware, Inc.
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment and FromSoftware Collaboration
DARK SOULS III
Surpasses 10 Million Units in Sales Worldwide!
DARK SOULS Series Surpasses 27 Million Units in Sales
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & Representative Director: Yasuo
Miyakawa), in collaboration with FromSoftware, has announced that DARK SOULS III has surpassed 10 million units***
in sales worldwide on the PlayStation®4, Xbox One, and Steam® (Japanese Publisher: FromSoftware, Inc. / Publisher
Outside of Japan: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.)
FromSoftware’s Talented Development Team meets BANDAI NAMCO Entertainments Worldwide Marketing
The latest successor to the action RPG DARK SOULS series, DARK SOULS III
first made its debut in March 2016 for Japan and in April 2016 for all other
regions around the world. The game received high praise from players
worldwide with its unique and immersive dark fantasy setting, intense and
gratifying challenges, and innovative passive online system, among others.
The timed worldwide release of DARK SOULS III, along with its support of
13 languages, brought players from around the world together to enjoy the
game. Even after 4 years since its release, DARK SOULS III is active and
strong due to the support of the many player communities established for
the game, thus leading to the sales of over 10 million units and counting.
The DARK SOULS series has cumulatively surpassed 27 million in sales,
and has proven its deep-rooted popularity as an IP with the sales of various
themed merchandise and goods, from action figures to apparel, and more.
BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment and FromSoftware are currently developing the highly anticipated, upcoming action
RPG “ELDEN RING” (release date TBD). By combining the strengths of FromSoftware’s development with BANDAI
NAMCO Entertainments worldwide marketing, we expect to deliver a game that players throughout the world will
enjoy.
Content Details
Product Name
DARK SOULS III
Release Date
Japan: March 24, 2016 / All Other Regions: April 12, 2016
Genre
Action RPG
Platforms
PlayStation
(R)
4 / Xbox One / Steam
(R)
Release Regions
North America, Latin America,
South America, , Europe, Asia
(including Japan)
Publisher
Japan: FromSoftware, Inc.
All Other Regions: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
Language Support
13 languages
Website
https://www.bandainamcoent.com/games/dark-souls-iii
https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/dark-souls/dark-souls-iii
https://bandainamcoent.asia/game/dark-souls-iii
Legal
(C)BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc. / (C)2011-2016 FromSoftware, Inc.
***This sales figure is the combined sales of DARK SOULS III and the DARK SOULS III: THE FIRE FADES EDITION, an all-in-one version containing all DLC. This
figure also includes downloadable versions and Steam® downloads.