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McWhertor, Michael (August 14, 2018). "Dark Souls coming to Nintendo Switch on Oct. 19". Polygon. Archived from the original on August 15, 2018 . Retrieved August 14, 2018. The Dark Souls series had shipped 35.18 million copies outside of Japan as of March2023 [update]. [68] Dark Souls III broke sales records upon release, selling over three million copies worldwide by May 2016 and was Bandai Namco's fastest-selling game until being surpassed by Elden Ring in 2022. [69] [70]But I can’t think of a better way to bring in fans of the Dark Souls franchise to the art and craft of tabletop role-play. Most importantly, folks need to get used to the idea of D&D’s rules being used in other settings. There are a ton of new products coming out this year that rely on 5e rules, including one by D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast. And there are more players in the world familiar with using those 5th edition rules today than at any time in the history of the game.

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