On September 15, Persona 5 was released in Japan. Did you get it? Loads of people in Japan did, so let’s check out its first week sales numbers.
Via 4Gamer, here are the top ten selling titles for the week of September 12 to September 18. (Note that these are retail sales figures.)
10. BioShock: The Collection (PlayStation 4, 9/15 release)
Weekly sales: 5,543 copies
Life-to-date: 5,543 copies
9. Puzzle & Dragons X: Kami no Shou / Ryuu no Shou (Nintendo 3DS, 7/28 release)
Weekly sales: 5,782 copies
Life-to-date: 174,953 copies
8. Chou Sentouchuu: Kyuukyoku no Shinobu to Battle Player Choujou Kessen! (Nintendo 3DS, 9/15 release)
Weekly sales: 5,543 copies
Life-to-date: 5,543copies
7. Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Wii U, 6/23 release)
Weekly sales: 7,168 copies
Life-to-date: 121,795 copies
6. Dragon Ball Fusions (Nintendo 3DS, 8/4 release)
Weekly sales: 7,220 copies
Life-to-date: 159,638 copies
5. YoKai Watch Sushi / Tempura (Nintendo 3DS, 8/4 release)
Weekly sales: 19,726 copies
Life-to-date: 1,224,376 copies
4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PlayStation 3, 9/15 release)
Weekly sales: 34,502 copies
Life-to-date: 34,502 copies
3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PlayStation 4, 9/15 release)
Weekly sales: 66,037 copies
Life-to-date: 66,037 copies
2. Persona 5 (PlayStation 3, 9/15 release)
Weekly sales: 72,974 copies
Life-to-date: 72,974 copies
1. Persona 5 (PlayStation 4, 9/15 release)
Weekly sales: 264,793 copies
Life-to-date: 264,793 copies
Looks like people in Japan also love buying Pro Evo!
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