The game originally released on PC storefronts and Nintendo consoles nine months before they came out on Sony and Microsoft's platforms and should be taken into account when viewing these figures. The total sales of Shovel Knight are now at 1.2 million units with 200,000 of those being physical sales of the game. Meanwhile, both the PlayStation 4/3/Vita and Xbox One versions of the game got exclusive levels featuring original franchises, including the Knight’s scuffle with God of War‘s Kratos in the PlayStation versions, and a run-in with the Battletoads on XB1.Continuing in the blog post, D'Angelo breaks down the sales even further. The Wii U and 3DS releases generated lots of attention, and the game has also benefitted from the release of free downloadable content such as the Plague of Shadows expansion. The company certainly knew how to cater Shovel Knight to every gamer’s taste. “We couldn’t be happier that Shovel Knight is still loved and played years after its release,” said the post.Ī majority of the game’s sales came from both Steam and Nintendo 3DS platforms, although other systems, like the Wii U, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, also accounted for a good chunk of them.Įver since its initial release on Nintendo platforms a couple of years ago, the game has become a huge cult hit, even getting to the point that Nintendo allowed the creation of a special Shovel Knight Amiibo figurine, which has since sold 180,000 units to date. It reached this success without a major advertising campaign, and instead relied heavily on social media buzz and word-of-mouth recommendations.

The developer posted on its blog, boasting about the huge success of the Kickstarter-funded game, which has sold over 1.2 million copies since its release-with one million alone coming from digital sales. This week, another mega-hit has been added to the best-selling list: Yacht Club Games’ old-school adventure Shovel Knight. It’s always great to see small video game studios see big success, such as with the surprise hit Rocket League, which has rocketed to the top of the charts with millions of copies sold.

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