Total shipments of Persona 5 have surpassed two million units worldwide, Atlus announced.
Atlus notes that Persona 5 attracted critical attention from its initial release, receiving recognition and awards from media outlets and fans. More recently, the game was nominated in four categories at The Game Awards 2017, held on December 7, including "Game of the Year," "Best Art Direction," "Best Score/Music," and "Best Role-Playing Game."
Other awards include:
- Japan Game Awards 2015 — Future Division Award
- PlayStation Awards 2016 — Gold Award / Users' Choice Award Winner
- VFX-Japan Awards 2017 — Excellence Award in the Game Video Division
- IGN Japan Games of the Year 2016 — No. 1 title
- Dengeki Online Awards 2016 — Best Console Title
- Dengeki PlayStation Awards 2016 — Best Title of 2016
- Famitsu Awards 2016 — Excellence Award
- CEDEC Awards 2016 — Excellence Award in the Game Design Division
- Famitsu Overall Games Poll — No. 1 title in the All Genres Division / No. 1 title in the RPG Division
- Japan Game Awards 2016 — Excellence Award
- PlayStation Awards 2017 — Users' Choice Award
"This was an incredible year for our company. A year that represents our ambitions for Japanese games in the West," said Naoto Hiraoka, president and chief operating officer of Atlus USA. "We are experiencing tremendous growth, both in the West and overseas, and Persona 5 sales represent a new level of expectations for fans of the genre. Once seen as a niche, Persona 5 is one of this year's most important titles, proving that interest in this category is expanding. We look forward to delivering more incredible games to our fans next year."
Persona 5 was initially released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in Japan in September 2016, followed by the Americas and Europe in April 2017.
