NieR: Automata, an action role-playing game by Platinum, was one of the Switch’s many noteworthy third-party releases this year.
Following the release of this game in October, Square Enix has issued an update on NieR’s lifetime sales, indicating that a cumulative total of seven million units had been sold (this includes digital sales and physical shipments).
<全世界累計出荷&ダウンロード販売本数>#ニーアオートマタ が【700万本】#ニーアレプリカント ver.1.22 が【150万本】を
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— NieR公式PRアカウント (@NieR_JPN) November 25, 2022
As of June 2022, the game had sold around 6.5 million copies, so the recent Switch release has no doubt contributed to these sales.