The Daily Populous Monday January 20th, 2025 evening edition
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Koei Tecmo stocks rebound as Dynasty Warriors: Origins nears 70k concurrent players and tops best-seller rankings

Koei Tecmo Holdings’ share price rebounded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on January 20. According to Gamebiz, the strong performance of Dynasty Warrior: Origins is likely what’s favorably influencing investor sentiment, as the new entry to the company’s flagship musou series is expected to contribute significantly to sales.

Since its launch on January 17, Dynasty Warriors: Origins has consistently been ranked No. 1 on Steam’s Top Seller ranking for Japan, and it’s been high up on global rankings as well, suggesting that the title is selling strongly. In addition, Origins is currently nearing 70k concurrent players (source: SteamDB), maintaining an Overwhelmingly Positive review status on the platform. Speaking of reviews, the game also gained 80 out of 100 on Metacritic, making it the highest scored entry to the Dynasty Warriors series to date.

In their earnings report for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2025, Koei Tecmo commented that they were working on Dynasty Warriors: Origins “with the goal of achieving a million-selling hit” upon initial release. At the time of writing, the official sales figures have yet to be released, so it remains to be seen if Koei Tecmo achieves this aim.

Dynasty Warriors: Origins is scheduled to launch on January 17 for the PC (Steam), PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

angry_wombat on January 20th, 2025 at 17:12 UTC »

I always like the dynasty warrior games, however they always kept dropping in quality. I might pick this up if it's as good as everyone says it is.