One more year, another impressive achievement of Tekken 7, as the latest installment of the legendary 3D fighting game series has surpassed 9 million total sales since its release in 2015. This news was announced by the game director and notorious hater of petitions. Harada on Twitter.
This announcement includes a brilliant new art that celebrates the milestone as is the tradition with the series, as well as a thank you to fans who have supported the game over the years. This comes just days after the announcement of a new series of Tekken World Tour tournaments for 2022, which will see the best players in the game fighting around the world.
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The continued growth of Tekken 7 is wild if we consider that this game first landed with limited arc capacity seven years ago, continuing its upward path as newer titles of the same genre have continued to emerge. It was only last year, in 2021, that Tekken 7 held 7 million sales, which shows that the fighter’s momentum shouldn’t slow down anytime soon.
“TEKKEN7” had achieved more than 9 million sales (the highest record in the series) and recorded more than 53 million sales of copies for the series.
We thank everyone for the fact that the actual sales of “Tekken 7” exceeded the record high of 9 million units (the cumulative total of the series exceeded 53 million units). #TEKKEN # TEKKEN7 #Tekken pic.twitter.com/mtOUaUtzHe
– Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) June 1, 2022 To view this content, enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings
Over the years, Tekken 7 has been backed up by numerous new DLC characters, stages and balancing pieces that have come a long way in keeping the experience fresh, as well as a thriving competitive scene that has survived despite COVID left all the traditional title tournaments. it would normally thrive.
With this announcement, the eyes continue to look to the future of the series. It is worth noting that Tekken 8 was one of the games featured in the Nvidia Geforce Now data mine, and with the upcoming release of an animated Tekken series on Netflix, it looks like the stage is set for a major update. of the series. Who knows, maybe we’ll see something exciting during the live broadcasts for non-E3 developers later this week?