Square Enix Celebrates As Octopath Traveler II Ships 1 Million Units
“Thank you for your continued support”
Square Enix has a reason to celebrate today as they announce that their HD-2D sequel has successfully shipped over 1 million units since its launch in February 2023.
Using their official Octopath PR Twitter account, the publisher has delighted fans with fresh artwork from the game’s lead artist, Tatsuaki Urushihara, showcasing characters Osvald, Ochette, and Throné.
Expressing their gratitude on social media, the Octopath team conveyed their heartfelt thanks to fans for their unwavering support. (Google Translate:)
” #OctopathTravelerII” worldwide shipping + DL number exceeded 1 million! Thank you very much!
This commemorative illustration was created by Mr. Urushibara. It is an image of a certain party chat.
Thank you for your continued support of the Octopath Traveler series!”
For context, 2018’s Octopath Traveler was originally a Switch exclusive, and it shipped 1 million units in around three weeks (it’s now sold over 3 million units as of September 2022). Octopath Traveler II, unlike its predecessor, was released on PC, PS4, and PS5 on the same day as the Switch version.
However, Octopath Traveler had the novelty of being the first HD-2D game, and the sequel comes a year after two HD-2D games — Triangle Strategy and Live A Live — were released. Triangle Strategy, a strategy RPG that was also initially a Switch exclusive, sold 800,000 units in two weeks but reportedly reached 1 million units around December 2022. As on September 2022, the Live A Live remake sold 500,000 units when it was a Switch-only game.
