Square Enix points to Tifa and this $2,600 Nier Automata 2B statue for driving its "strong" merch sales - and I need to know how many of you bought it

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Square Enix has been selling more and more merchandise based on its games, with the last year pr💫oving to be a particularly "strong" one, and the publisher cites Tifa and 2B as big reasons why.

Square Enix just released its for the nine-month period ending on December 31, where it broke down ju༒st how much money it made from merch. In the last nine months of 2024, the company cashed 14.8 billion yen (or roughly $97 million), which is a steady jump from its merch salesꦇ in the last two financial years over the same period.

probably bolstered by the release of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and an exorbitantly-priced 2B statue.

That's no exaggeration, either. The of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Nier: Automata's mascot retails for a whopping $2,600, while the costs a marginally more 'affordable' $2,400. In fairness, the three-foot 🅘statue is absolutely gorgeous and I'd probably grab it if I ever unlꦕock the IRL infinite money cheat.

"The base includes the support unit 'Pod 042,' as well as many elements that tell the story of the battles of the YoRHa unit, such as parts of theℱ YoRHa heav✃y armament unit and flight unit, as well as Virtuous Treaty, all of which are presented as a single three-dimensional piece," the item's description reads.

The deluxe version tries to justify the extra $200 with a heꦉad part without combat goggles, a right arm with the Virtuous Contract in hand, and a lower body part "in self-destruct mode" - AKA, her iconic outfit all ripped up, and that's probably the reason it seemingly outsold the cheaper version. 💎(Sigh.)

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