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Grade A23 sourcesHIS-01362

Elden Ring

Game · 2022 · Viral

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Bandai Namco reported 12 million Elden Ring units sold worldwide.

Trailer · BANDAI NAMCO Europe on YouTube
Elden Ring key art: the Erdtree over the Lands Between
Trezai78 / CC0 / Wikimedia Commons
A rider on Torrent overlooks the Lands Between
Bandai Namco / FromSoftware
Rise, Tarnished: Elden Ring's official launch trailer
BANDAI NAMCO Europe on YouTube
Bandai Namco's thank-you art for 20 million Tarnished
Bandai Namco Europe
Shadow of the Erdtree official launch trailer
Bandai Namco Entertainment America
Elden Ring gameplay with the in-game message menu
GameRevolution
Malenia, the boss behind the let-her-solo-me meme
PC Gamer

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How it works
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Numbers

Steam peak concurrent players, March 2022
952.5K
As of Mar 31, 2022 · Open web · Steam Charts
Observed peak date
Mar 2022
Feb 24 ’22 to Mar 2022
Platforms
6
Started on Open web
Origin
Mixed
Gaming

Mechanics

  • Challenge
  • Response chain
  • Controversy
  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop

How it spread

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Elden Ring opened to PC players on February 24; Bandai Namco reported 12 million units sold by March 14. Streams, jokes and guides spread across Twitch, Twitter and YouTube. Let Me Solo Her inspired fan art and parody; later promotions reused player challenges.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesDec ’21Mar ’22AprMayAugNovFeb ’23MayOctApr ’24Observed peakYouTubeOpen webXTwitchPressReddit
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Timeline (16)

  1. February 2022

    Bandai Namco precursor · Feb 22 ’22

    Bandai Namco released the launch trailer before the game became available.[1]

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  2. FromSoftware / Bandai Namco seed · Feb 24 ’22

    Elden Ring became available on PC at 11 PM GMT ahead of its advertised February 25 release.[2][3]

  3. Chris Person, Marco Yolo and Grimmmz platform jump · Feb 25 ’22

    Players posted about 'fingers but hole' messages on Twitter; GameRevolution covered the joke that day.[4]

    Elden Ring gameplay with the in-game message menu

  1. owner response · Feb 25 ’22

  2. platform jump · Week of Feb 25, 2022

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Origin
Mixed
Sector
Gaming
Region
JP
Steam peak concurrent players, March 2022
952.5K
As of Mar 31, 2022 · Open web · Steam Charts
Evidence
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