The Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Series Achieves Record-Breaking Sales, Surpassing 30 Million Units Sold

Summary

Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm can now claim itself as the single best-selling anime video game franchise of all time.
As revealed by Bandai Namco, the series has topped over 30 million units sold.
The first Ultimate Storm game was released on PS3, with entries gracing each console since then.

It’s no secret that the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series of video games has been a major success, largely owing to the sheer number of games released, as well as the ones ported to modern hardware.

That said, as revealed on Friday, the series has reached a sales milestone that will likely not be topped by any anime series any time soon. In turn, the Ultimate Ninja series can officially claim the crown of being the single best-selling anime video game franchise.

In the words of Naruto Uzumaki himself, “Ya better believe it!”

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Taking to Twitter, the official Naruto games account shared that the series has topped over 30 million units sold to date.

For reference, the first Ninja Storm title was released all the way back in 2008 for the PlayStation 3. It is worth noting that the Ultimate Ninja series of games began in 2003 (Japan) and 2006 (U.S.), though Bandai Namco is counting the Storm series.

In celebration of the milestone, the mangaka behind Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto, shared a special piece of artwork to commemorate the occasion.

Bandai Namco and CyberConnect 2 most recently released Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections in late 2023. The game wrapped its Year 1 Character Pass in September with an updated Boruto that also provided him with a manga-accurate look. It’s unclear if a Year 2 pass will be introduced.