Ring Fit Adventure has sold over 1 million units in Japan. As of June 14th, the game has sold 1,006,069 units, bringing the global lifetime sales to more than 2 million units.
Ring Fit Adventure is a fitness game where the player travels through the world by doing exercises with the Ring-Con controller. Players can jog in place to move, perform body exercises to attack enemies, and yoga poses to recover health. Ring Fit Adventure also offers fun minigames, custom workouts, and a new rhythm mode which was added in a free update in March.
The game was a surprise hit for many people in 2019. Ring Fit is currently at an 83 on Metacritic. It combines fantastic RPG mechanics with stellar workout techniques that will make the player sweat and have fun in the process. The game has lead to a lot of successful weight loss stories. The last update added a rhythm mode where players could work out to Nintendo songs from iconic franchises like Super Mario, Splatoon, and The Legend Of Zelda.
Ring Fit Adventure is also a game that is extremely hard to find in 2020. With COVID-19 forcing everyone into their homes for an extended period, alternative ways to workout without going to the gym disappeared from shelves. Copies of Ring Fit Adventure became hard to find and difficult to manufacture because the game requires a Ring-Con controller to function. Copies of the game are going for over $200 on Amazon because the demand for the game is so high.
It's impressive to see Ring Fit Adventure cross the 1 million unit mark in Japan despite its manufacturing problems. The game was a surprise hit of 2019 and is more relevant in a world where exercising is difficult. Hopefully, Nintendo can find a way to manufacture more Ring-Cons because a lot of people are looking to get their hands on the game. For people still searching, Twitter user Wario64 tweets out when retailers will have copies of Ring Fit Adventure in stock. While the game is still scarce, retailers seem to be increasing their supply, so the shortage might be coming to an end.
Ring Fit Adventure retails for $79.99.
Source: NintendoSoup