Released in Japan on September 15, Persona 5 was purchased by many people. The site 4Gamer compiled a list of sales performance during the first week after release.
The list covers the ten best-selling games at retail (that is, physical media) from September 12 to 18:
10. BioShock: The Collection (PlayStation 4, released 09/15)
Sales this week: 5,543 copies
Sales since release: 5,543 copies
9. Puzzle & Dragons X: Kami no Shou / Ryuu no Shou (Nintendo 3DS, released 07/28)
Sales this week: 5,782 copies
Sales since release: 174,953 copies
8. Chou Sentouchuu: Kyuukyoku no Shinobu to Battle Player Choujou Kessen! (Nintendo 3DS, released 09/15)
Sales this week: 5,543 copies
Sales since release: 5,543 copies
7. Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Wii U, released 06/23)
Sales this week: 7,168 copies
Sales since release: 121,795 copies
6. Dragon Ball Fusions (Nintendo 3DS, released 08/04)
Sales this week: 7,220 copies
Sales since release: 159,638 copies
5. YoKai Watch Sushi / Tempura (Nintendo 3DS, released 08/04)
Sales this week: 19,726 copies
Sales since release: 1,224,376 copies
4. Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PlayStation 3, released 09/15)
Sales this week: 34,502 copies
Sales since release: 34,502 copies
3. Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PlayStation 4, released 09/15)
Sales this week: 66,037 copies
Sales since release: 66,037 copies
2. Persona 5 (PlayStation 3, released 09/15)
Sales this week: 72,974 copies
Sales since release: 72,974 copies
1. Persona 5 (PlayStation 4, released 09/15)
Sales this week: 264,793 copies
Sales since release: 264,793 copies
Persona 5 is not only the best-selling game during its release week, but also achieved the highest first-week sales total in the history of the Persona franchise.
More than deserving of the top spot, right? Congratulations to Atlus and SEGA on this great release!
