Hideki Kamiya says that sales of Nier Automata saved Platinum Games

Platinum Games is really pleased with the success of Nier Automata. Not only has it helped the Platinum fanbase grow, it probably helped save the company following the cancellation of Scalebound. According to a tweet from games designer and co-founder of Platinum Games Hideki Kamiya, Nier Automata and its writer and director, Yoko Taro, may well have saved Platinum.

Kamiya tweeted over the weekend that Yoko Taro’s latest work has been nothing but great news for the Japanese games company.

ニーアの成功はプラチナにこれまでとは違うファン層をもたらし且つスタッフの成長、成功体験、優秀な就職志望者の増加と計り知れない恩恵を与えてくれた…本来は全て俺がやらなければならない事だった…情けない話だがプラチナはヨコオさんに救われたと言っても過言ではない…感謝してもしきれません…

— 神谷英樹 Hideki Kamiya (@PG_kamiya) August 13, 2017

Loosely translated by Neogaf user BRSxIgnition the tweet says that, ‘Nier’s success has to this point given Platinum a new fanbase, a growing staff, a brilliant success story, an increase in qualified job applicants, and a great benefit. Normally, I can’t help but do everything by myself… it’s a pitiful story, but to say that Yoko-san saved Platinum would not be an exaggeration. I cannot thank him enough’. 

Nier Automata was developed by Platinum Games and published by Square Enix. Released to critical and commercial acclaim, it’s had visible positive impacts on the developer, which has seen an increase in applications for positions within the company, and helped boost Square Enix’s financials.

Now get back to porting those Wii U games to the Nintendo Switch and I’m sure Platinum Games will be in an even stronger position than before.