Hope for Suikoden Fans as Suikoden 1 & 2 Remaster Sales Are ‘Extremely Strong’
The stars shine on
All of a sudden, the future’s looking a little brighter for Suikoden as a franchise.
During a dedicated Suikoden livestream earlier today, publisher Konami stated that sales of Suikoden 1&2 HD Remaster have been “extremely strong”, following its launch a couple of months back, on the 6th March.
The enhanced revivals were met with a lot of positivity from both critics and players, rekindling some genuine interest in the series for the first time in years — arguably even decades.
Of course, without any concrete sales data to go on, we’re left to fill in the blanks — but Konami’s clearly quite happy with how things are going.
Successful re-releases like this can result in increased optimism within companies, especially when it comes to long-buried properties. It’s possible that 1&2 HD Remaster’s popularity could help greenlight future Suikoden projects.
Would you like to see Suikoden make a proper comeback down the road? Send Konami a message in the comments section below.
Robert (or Rob if you’re lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he’s played ’em all. A little too much, some might say.
