Slim figure for long-term franchise fighter
Publisher Koei Tecmo has released theirlatest financial reportrevealing that, among many other numbers, that their flagship fighterDead or Alive 6sold approximately 350,000 copies in its first month of release.
Now, of course, that’s a six-figure digit, and nothing to be sniffed at, but it’s likely less than the publisher was expecting. Given thatDead or Alive 5launched with around 600,000 sales, (eventually rounding out at some 1.5 million following the release ofLast Round), this latest entry in the 3D fighter has some ways to go in order to catch up.
Dead or Alive 6hit the PC and console platforms last month tomixed reviews. While it still fights a good fight, it was criticised for itsexpensive DLC plans,missing featuresand overall lack of ambition and progress over previous entries in the series.Dead or Alive 6has also not made the cut for the main stage at EVO 2019, which is no doubt disappointing for the game’s competitive community.
Elsewhere in the report, it was announced thatWarriors Orochi 4currently stands at around 700,000 copies, which is over 300,000 copies more than the previous financial report. In the interim, the game has launched worldwide and on PC, so clearly releasingWarriorsgames in the west has a very positive impact on sales, having boosted the figure by over 100%
Dead or Alive 6is available now on PS4, PC and Xbox One.Warriors Orochi 4is available now on PS4, PC, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
Dead or Alive 6 shipments top 350,000[Gematsu]
