With blockbuster hit Nier: Automata approaching its seventh birthday, followers are questioning after they’ll get a sequel. It appears like one is coming, however not any time quickly.
At Korean recreation occasion G-STAR 2023, Sq. Enix producer Yosuke Saito stated, whereas Nier chief Yoko Taro is alive, they may launch a brand new entry within the Nier sequence. That’s in response to a write-up by Japanese publication 4Gamer translated by Twitter person Genki.
Within the meantime, Saito and Taro are supposedly engaged on one other, non-Nier associated mission the pair hope to speak about someday in 2024.
Motion RPG Nier: Automata launched in 2017 and wowed critics and followers with its lovely places and zany, fun-filled fight. It was a shock breakout hit for Sq. Enix, and went on to promote a powerful 7.5 million copies. There have been many crossover occasions since, numerous Nier-related promotions, and a remaster of the primary recreation. There’s even a Nier anime. However to date there’s been no phrase in a brand new mainline sequel.
Given the large recognition of Nier: Automata, you’d think about Sq. Enix would desire a follow-up out sooner reasonably than later. However in response to 4Gamer, Taro stated repeating Automata’s enormous gross sales success could be “fully inconceivable”. Saito’s view was a bit of softer, saying it wouldn’t be “straightforward”.
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