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Shiren 6 surpasses 300k copies sold, 50% digital, 90% domestic, fastest selling in series

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Oregano

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Oregano has published a news story:

Shiren 6 surpasses 300k copies sold, 50% digital, 90% domestic, fastest selling in series.

The developers of Shiren the Wanderer 6 did an interview with Famitsu on the heels of the Steam release. They cover a bunch of topics, including the possibility of a Shiren 7 but they also give us some nice data



(translated via Google Translate
--When the number of copies sold was first announced, it was said to be "the fastest in the series at 200,000 copies," but what are the current sales figures?
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They didn't do a platform breakdown but looking at the Steam stats it's only going to account for 1-2% of that.
Not that strange, i think very few Japanese dominated games will sell more than a fraction on PC as it does on consoles, given that consoles are still much more popular than PC gaming in Japan.
 
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Good news for a great game! But that 90% domestic number is kind of alarming. The discounts in the US have been kind of limited, though, especially compared to Shiren 5, which provides a very comparable (though 2D) experience. I think that Shiren 6 will move many more copies overseas at a lower price.

Reviews were solid, too. Spike Chunsoft needs to get the word out about this game. Maybe pay some US streamers to play it? They can ride that Caves of Qud train all the way to the bank!
 
So glad to hear it's doing well, esp. in Japan. Very much worth it. Hopefully more folks give it a try, as it seems to be a good entry point (very much feels similar to the first game to me, though with a LOT more post-game stuff).
 
That seems quite strong for a mystery dungeon game not branded with Pokemon.

I'm saving for a house so I'm waiting for a good sale on pretty much anything that isn't a huge favorite of mine.

I'll make it at least 300.001 at some point though.
 
Great sales for great games. Whats not to love haha.

Now, TPC better asked for new Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series with all Shiren 6 quality and great level design for maximum success lol.

Or.... just give us Xenoblade Mystery Dungeon if Pokemon don't wanna haha.
 
Less than 40k outside of Japan is puzzling. Typically the western switch audiences eat up these kind of games.

It’s probably seen as beeing too expensive
 
Less than 40k outside of Japan is puzzling. Typically the western switch audiences eat up these kind of games.

It’s probably seen as beeing too expensive

Shiren doesn't really have a legacy outside Japan and is not even a popular genre or a particularly outstanding game.
 
Less than 40k outside of Japan is puzzling. Typically the western switch audiences eat up these kind of games.

It’s probably seen as beeing too expensive

Little Legacy, Little coverage as well as the physical copies is even produced very limited i feel.
 
I checked on amazon a day or two ago and it was going for about 80$ so yeah seems like a very low print.

Meanwhile the game has no Asia ver release or very very low stock as Indonesia collector scene can't find a single copy at all.
 
It’s 35€ instead of 50 on amazon.fr

Only the NA release seems to have a somewhat limited release
It's only available on Amazon in France so it kinda is a very limited release.
It even has that giant USK rating logo on the box so they only made a single version for all of Europe.

I almost bought it when it was heavily discounted on eShop during Black Friday (-66%/20€) but decided against it after looking at my backlog. Maybe another time.
 
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