Nostalgia can be a very lucrative thing, and a major driving force in compelling gamers to try out titles they normally wouldn’t these days. Case in point,SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydrated. Collection-based platformers may largely be a thing of the past, but that hasn’t stopped therevival of the fondly-remembered 2003 titlefrom selling very well.
THQ Nordic announced the news today as part of the Embracer Group Q1 Report Webcast Presentation, which included financial results from other publishers such as Deep Silver and Saber Interactive. Amid all the usual numbers and business jargon, it was revealed that sales ofSpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydratedhave surpassed one million copies since its June launch, exceeding THQ Nordic’s expectations and resulting in its best fiscal quarter yet.
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That’s impressive especially since the reception toBattle for Bikini Bottom Rehydratedhas been pretty mixed for a game this successful, with many fans being disappointed that more wasn’t done to update the 17-year old game beyond giving it better graphics. To reiterate the opening point, though, nostalgia can be very powerful,especially where SpongeBob is concerned.
Outside ofSpongeBob, THQ’s other Q1 title, the well-received stealth-action gameDesperados 3, has yet to meet sales expectations on account of being more niche, but it expects to get there in the long run. THQ also touched upon itsrecently-released remake ofDestroy All Humans, and while sales figures have yet to be released for that game, the publisher stated that, likeSpongeBob, it has managed to exceed expectations.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom Rehydratedis available for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
