Shin Megami Tensei V Becomes Best-Selling Entry In Franchise, Atlus Teases New Project

Japanese publication Famitsu released its annual list of New Year’s cards from a range of the nation’s developers/publishers. It allows companies the chance to thank fans for their support over the last year, tease upcoming projects, and share success stories of recently released titles. In Atlus’ case, its message reveals that the recently released Shin Megami Tensei V has performed very well during its short lifespan while planting seeds for its next title.

Shin Megami Tensei V has been sold more than 800,000. Atlus says this is a cumulative number. It implies digital sales are included. This makes SMT V the best-selling entry in the long-running series despite only launching less than two months ago, shattering Shin Megami Tensei IV’s lifetime sales of 600,000+. 

The publisher has an eventful 2022 ahead, namely, celebrating Persona’s 25th anniversary. Atlus teased that Persona 4 Arena Ultimax will be available on modern platforms starting in March. Atlus claims that it is working on an unannounced new project. 

Couple this news with the upcoming Switch port of the well-received 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, and Atlus is sitting pretty heading into the new year. Shin Megami Tensei V’s successes are great news, but not surprising. After all, it was one of our runner-ups for The Best RPG of 2021, which you can read all about here. 

[Source: Famitsu]