Tecmo Koei Aims To Sell A Million Copies Of Dead Or Alive 5

And just to put that in perspective, Ninja Gaiden 3 shipped 630,000 units and Warriors Orochi 3 moved 480,000 units worldwide. Dead or Alive 5 will have a global release in September.

The game also features a crossover with Virtua Fighter and Tecmo Koei plans to expand their collaboration plans, which include games like One Piece: Pirate Warriors and Pokemon Conquest.

Dead or Alive 5 will have paid downloadable content. In fact, all of their core titles will according to Tecmo Koei’s latest financial report. All of those downloadable Dynasty Warriors 7 costumes brought in 250 million yen ($3.12 million) and Warriors Orochi 3 DLC racked up another 45 million yen ($560,000).

Gust, which is now a Tecmo Koei subsidiary, reported 1.25 billion yen ($15 million) in sales and 486 million yen ($6 million) in operating revenue. Tecmo Koei plans to expand Gust’s brands by developing social games and holding the first ever Gust fan event in July.