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Nier [b] is an action role-playing video game developed by Cavia and published in 2010 by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.In Japan, the game was released as Nier Replicant [c] for the PlayStation 3 with a younger main character, while an alternative version titled Nier Gestalt [d] with an older main character was released for the Xbox 360; Gestalt was released outside of Japan ...
Nier: Automata [b] is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by PlatinumGames and published by Square Enix. It is a sequel to Nier (2010), itself a spin-off of and sequel to the Drakengard series. Nier: Automata was originally released for the PlayStation 4 and Windows via Steam, and an Xbox One port was published the
The two versions of Nier—Gestalt and Replicant—sold roughly 12,500 and 60,000 copies in their first week respectively. [132] [133] Replicant eventually sold over 121,000 in Japan by the end of May 2010. [134] The series has sold over 770,000 units in Japan as of May 2014. [f] Sales figures for western regions are unavailable.
Kainé appears prominently in Nier as a companion character to the unnamed protagonist. She is a Replicant, one of the soulless artificial humans that populate the Earth following an apocalyptic magical pandemic. Human souls exist as shadow-like beings called Gestalts intended to rejoin with their Replicant counterparts.
At the time of Nier: Automata, during the 14th Machine War, the YoRHa androids, including 2B, 9S and A2, are trapped in a never-ending cycle of war with the Machines. Project YoRHa is allowed to exist by the Machine Network and its ego , the Red Girls, as fully wiping out the androids would remove the Machines' only remaining purpose - to ...
A novelization of the first story arc co-written by Yoko and Jun Eishima, NieR Reincarnation: The Girl and the Monster, was published by Square Enix on March 31, 2022. [52] A companion book, NieR Reincarnation Material Collection, was released on August 28, 2024. It contains story summaries, artwork, and previously-unreleased story content.
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The Nier titles take place in a reality stemming from the fifth ending of Drakengard, although the connection is minimal. [7] [8] The original game's characters were created by director Taro Yoko, and producers Takamasa Shiba and Takuya Iwasaki. Other contributors over the years include series writer Sawako Natori, and supplementary writer Emi ...