
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity was a big release for Nintendo Switch last Holiday season, and an attempt to woo the many fans of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild over to Koei Tecmo's action-centric Musou series. It paid off, with the title rapidly becoming the best-seller in the series.
Koei Tecmo has now published its annual results, which in general trends show that the most recent financial year was a success for the company, with Age of Calamity playing a significant part (especially in the company's sales figures outside of Japan). In the previous quarter Age of Calamity had passed 3.5 million units shipped, and now we can see that the last three months have added another 200,000 units, taking the total to 3.7 million.
After the title's incredible launch momentum has clearly slowed down a fair bit, though the upcoming expansion pass may give it a boost.
In terms of the big picture with Nintendo Switch, Age of Calamity will certainly be seen as a success, particularly as it's hit new heights for the Musou series. Those sales figures are well below the 21.45 million number for the original game and will likely never get close, however, and Age of Calamity is some distance off breaking into the system's overall top 10. Overall, though, it seems like a partnership that delivers solid results.
Are you planning to keep playing Age of Calamity when the Expansion Pass arrives? Hat tip to @Stealth40K for pointing us to the Japanese financial results to check the data!
[source koeitecmo.co.jp]
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What happened to this game? It's a great game, don't get me wrong, but it was popular for like a week then I didn't hear anything about it until the expansion pass was announced.
Started playing this again a couple of days ago, finishing up the story right now.
It was fine. Still prefer the first one, but I feel that BOTW was probably a big help for sales. It didn't quite tell the story I was hoping to hear but eh, still good for a playthrough. Probably won't bother with the DLC unless it turns out to significant.
100%-ed this last week. Fun as hell, but I'm good for a while.
Really enjoyed this one and good to see it finding an audience. Still, you could definitely imagine "more quasi-canon story content for a 21 million copy selling game" reaching higher heights than this. Maybe musou is just that little bit too niche.
@1ofUs I don't know what happened, I played It for more than 100 hours...
@1ofUs Clearly from the sales numbers, it sold pretty well is what happened to the game.
I'm sure they are happy with the results. Easily the highest selling Warriors game ever.
This game is better than breath of the wild, Why you may ask? Because botw doesn’t have playable master kohga.
@HenHiro You know what I do when I see articles discussing games I don't care for? I scroll past them. You may find yourself with more time to appreciate the stuff you do like if you were to follow this policy too. Anyway, you have a great day 👍
I love this game, too bad I 100%ed it in a week. (I had lots of time to play because that's when I had covid-19) Looking forward to the dlc! I hope we get more cutscenes out of it! And while yes, this game is just grinding resources, at least it's fun, unlike certain games I know.
@HenHiro I'm happy to see that your comment isn't as successful as some others.
I’m glad I didn’t let the Zelda brand swoon me, I played the demo and I was unsure, then my friend got it and I’ve tried multiple times to get in to it and I just can’t, plus the whole game kinda makes Botw null and void.
@HenHiro Wouldn’t be calling this “garbage,” but I too am glad it won’t be outdoing Link’s Awakening. That game is pure magic lol.
Also... I wonder if Pikmin 3 even has a chance at 3 mil... we still don’t know how it did here in the US, I think...
Yeah i didn't enjoy this game too much.
@Luigisghost669
Spoilers for those that didn't play it:
BOTW isn't null and void. At the end of AoC it's clear they are two different branching timelines... Which Nintendo loves doing with Zelda apparently. BOTW 2 will likely follow BOTW, and AoC probably won't continue.
Completed the game 100% during the weekend. Well, at least, finishing up the story and completing all the missions/sidequests. Basically finishing everything on the map. I haven't gotten any characters up to level 100 yet or maxed out any weapons yet or such. That might come once the DLC drops, but first I want to wait and see if the DLC will even be worth it if you already finished the game otherwise.
@HenHiro So a style of game is garbage just because you don't like it? Maybe you just have awful taste. Expand your horizons more.
@1ofUs What happened to this game is I ended up picking it up day 1 and it was extremely solid and charming. Very good game
@ItsATM you have bad taste if you like Musou, Musou is used in Game Design classes to teach "How to NOT make a game".
And most people agree with me, since Musou games are all unpopular and the most popular one had to sell only three million, and Musou game never win any prizes.
I still need to pick AoC up. Probably early summer at the rate I'm going lol. I loved both BotW and the original Hyrule Warriors on the Wii U (even if it was non canon), so this is a no-brainer.
@Jacob1092 got all offend just because I said your dear game is garbage?
I could say the same about your comment.
I'm happy this game isn't as successful as many predicted, and I like to express my relief.
Musou is one of the most garbage game genres there is, FIFA has evolved more in the last 10 years than all Musou games, AoC has the EXACT same garbage mission structure the very first Pirate Warriors had in 2010, just with better mechanics, I'll give you that. Musou has either to change or disappear, we deserve better games.
@HenHiro Assuming you have at least heard of it, what are your thoughts on Persona 5 Strikers?
@HenHiro You're going to be even more hurt when Age of Calamity sells 5 million and passes up Links Awakening lol. I love both games, and I'm generally not a Musou fan but AOC and Persona 5 Strikers are great for the genre. Sorry that you cant see that
The game should reach 4 million copies sold by summer/fall and 5 million copies sold lifetime.
Excellent results for a musou game.
Imagine being this personally affected by how well a game sells, and one you don't even like at that.
I had fun with the game, I'd like a few more missions with actual battlefield management in the DLC, and I'm going to buy it either way because I want more content and I'm also a shameless Robbie fangirl.
Good. I enjoyed it.
I am about to buy it for 40. I am curious if it'll be enjoyable like the demo
Honestly a banger game. Messing up waves of enemies is just so satisfying and the cutscenes were beautiful! It gets a bit repetitive at times but that's my only complaint
And I still haven't played mine, despite the demo having convinced me to buy the game (below the standard price, because 60 is always too much, and I always go below the standard price of a game). Almost done with Dragon Quest XI and all challenges in the base Sniper Elite 4 game, so it might be the next big game I start.
@jcboyer515 Happy to help, but source for what? Link’s Awakening being pure magic? Lol (That would be me.)
EDIT: Oh you’re probably referring to how I said it won’t be outdoing Link’s Awakening. I thought that game had a bigger lead, but yeah, who knows. Could be close.
Haven’t go the game yet. Just waiting for the expansion pak
Congratulations to Age of Calamity. Though I wouldn't expect this subsection of Zelda to be a franchise, at least more than its already been. Aounuma says they won't schedule Hyrule Warriors as a series. That they only do it when its convenient for them like Age of Calamity.
Never played a Koei Tecmo game before and thought AoC was a fun game. I haven't 100% the game yet but finished the story a few months back. Enjoyed the story too.
@HenHiro I wonder if those classes are real or only in your mind...
Anyway, who cares what they teach in schools, it's the game that matters in the end!
Damn, I feel bad for everyone who decides to comment on an article about Age of Calamity complaining by how well it's done. This is one of my favorite switch games, and everyone who is upset by its success can stay mad.
I'm still waiting for Dragon Quest Heroes I and II to be translated into English.
Pretty shocked there's been zero news of any new DLC to be honest.
Tried to finish this before Rise came out, could not make it on time but I think I'm close, just need some time off from Rise because right now is taking everything
@1ofUs
People stopped caring about the game because it wasn't a prequel to Breath of the Wild, contrary to what was advertised. Don't get me wrong, it has an epic soundtrack and amazing story, but the game doesn't bolster that much gameplay unless you devote time into grinding. Some people never bothered getting it because it was a Musou game.
Not gonna lie, once I finished the story, I never played it again. That said it was a wonderfully fun game, I enjoyed it a great deal and highly recommend it to anyone that has any doubts about trying it out.
Some areas got ridiculously aggravating with the objectives though.
This is the type of game that would greatly benefit from an actual sale that Nintendo is so reluctant to do, was going to buy the game at launch but something about the demo didn't quite click with me so now I'll just wait for the year it finally drops after the switch stops being sold (probably 2023).
@HenHiro Nah man, just offering some friendly advice. I had a lil' flick through your comments and if I was wasting as much of my day ensuring everyone knew how much I hated certain things as you did, I'd want someone to bring that to my attention. Anyway, it's a new day today, I hope you find something to enjoy. Have a good one.
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