Never underestimate the power of a tie-in. Since the release of Amazon’s surprisingly good Fallout show, sales across the entire series have skyrocketed, putting Fallout games back in the top 10 list for the first time in years.
On the surface, it’s not hard at all to see how this happened. Video game adaptations seem to be in a bit of a renaissance lately, with every property from Mario to The Last of Us managing to make the leap from the console to the silver screen without stumbling too hard. Given Amazon’s Fallout is not only the first Fallout content that actually pushes the timeline forward since 2015, but also takes place in the same continuity as the games, it’s no surprise it’s pushed players to dive back in and carve their own journey through the Wasteland.