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[Erevador]

http://kotaku.com/the-biggest-selling-ps4-games-in-japan-1760053178

Famitsu looks back at the last two years of PS4 sales.

20. Watch Dogs: 99,323 units

19. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Subtitled Ver): 102,716 units

18. Battlefield Hardline: 113,061 units

17. Battlefield 4: 113,928 units

16. Destiny: 125,900 units

15. Yakuza: Kiwami: 131,205 units

14. Yakuza: Isshin: 134,010 units

13. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD: 140,0046 units

12. Yakuza 0: 146,510 units

11. The Witcher 3: 149,337 units

10. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes: 155,598 units

9. Dragon Quest Builders: 170,168 units

8. Star Wars Battlefront: 187,434 units

7. Grand Theft Auto V: 196,795 units

6. Fallout 4: 206,712 units

5. Bloodborne: 209,985 units

4. Call of Duty: Black Ops III: 310,238 units

3. Dragon Quest Heroes: 327,019 units

2. Knack: 400,888

1. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: 425,971 units

Great to see the popularity of the Yakuza games in the face of a harsh market, but no. 2 on the list definitely stands out...

 

[NEO0MJ]

Wasn't Knack given for free with every PS4 early in its life in Japan?

 

[ethomaz]

GOTG shows how strong in sales it is.

Sequel incoming...

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

My boy knack! Now wheres the sequel

 

[BadWolf]

Wasn't Knack given for free with every PS4 early in its life in Japan?

Shh...

 

[Erevador]

Wasn't Knack given for free with every PS4 early in its life in Japan?

It was bundled in the beginning. That's probably the only explanation for its numbers on this list, which amuse me so much.

 

[DKHF]

It will be very interesting to see how a lot of the upcoming Japanese games sell in Japan, especially Persona 5, FFXV and DQXI.

 

[TheSpoiler]

Sucks that they don't include digital. For games with stock issues on release like DQB, that's a huge chuck off the table.

 

[Sebastiano]

I'm surprised that Dragon Quest Heroes isn't at the first place, Dragon Quest + Musou scream moneymaker in Japan to me.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Damn builders in the top 10 even tho it only came out last month

 

[ethomaz]

So that's why (maybe) we are getting a Knack sequel...

Knack sold well outside Japan too... in UK it beat Mario.

 

[Deleted member 74300]

Without bundles Knack would go the way of the Puppeteer and the Tearaway.

Spoiler

Checking sales for those are not for the faint of heart.

 

[kurahador]

It will be very interesting to see how a lot of the upcoming Japanese games sell in Japan, especially Persona 5, FFXV and DQXI.

I have doubt about Persona 5, being cross gen and all.
FFXV and DQXI will be interesting.

 

[OrbitalBeard]

I have doubt about Persona 5, being cross gen and all.
FFXV and DQXI will be interesting.

MGS V is also a cross gen game and it's #1.

I think Persona 5's going to do quite well on both platforms.

 

[DKHF]

I have doubt about Persona 5, being cross gen and all.
FFXV and DQXI will be interesting.

P5 will most likely sell more on PS4 considering recent JP games have been selling better on PS4 in Japan, so I am interested to see what the split between platforms is.

 

[MatrixMan.EXE]

MGS V is also a cross gen game and it's #1.

I think Persona 5's going to do quite well on both platforms.

I forget, how much did MGSV do on PS3?

 

[Sebastiano]

Knack sold well outside Japan too... in UK it beat Mario.

I edited my post fast when I remembered it was offered with the firts PlayStation 4 in Japan lol but I didn't know it dit well outside of Japan, good to know.

Didn't played the first but I like the universe created so I would like an improved sequel.

 

[Raist]

Wasn't Knack given for free with every PS4 early in its life in Japan?

It was bundled with the first wave of launch systems yep. Mayve something like 300-350k IIRC?

 

[OrbitalBeard]

I forget, how much did MGSV do on PS3?

I don't know the exact numbers but it sold significantly less on PS3, I believe.

 

[leatherhat]

This list will look radically different by the end of this year.

 

[Eggbok]

GOTG shows how strong in sales it is.

Sequel incoming...

My boy knack! Now wheres the sequel

 

[Jashobeam]

Looks like we won't see a million seller until FFXV drops.

 

[Exodust]

Didn't Knack outsell the mainline Mario game on the Wii U or something?

Granted, the last Mario game was on the Wii U while Knack was bundled with a PS4. Still pretty funny.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Looks like we won't see a million seller until FFXV drops.

I have my doubts even then.

 

[Pennywise83]

Sucks that they don't include digital. For games with stock issues on release like DQB, that's a huge chuck off the table.

Stock issues?

 

[Acquiescence]

Behold, the undeniable selling power of the monolithic mascot that is Knack.

 

[SomTervo]

"13. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD: 140,0046 units"

whoa ther

almost 1.5 mil?

Spoiler

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

 

[Lurgan1337]

"13. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD: 140,0046 units"

whoa ther

almost 1.5 mil?

Spoiler

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

thirst for FF15 is real

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Didn't Knack outsell the mainline Mario game on the Wii U or something?

Granted, the last Mario game was on the Wii U while Knack was bundled with a PS4. Still pretty funny.

No. Knack outsold Super Mario 3D World during its first week in the UK.

3D World is sitting at over 4.6 million units sold. I doubt Knack is anywhere near that.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

Does this dispel the notion that Japanese gamers don't buy shooters?

 

[Melchiah]

5. Bloodborne: 209,985 units
2. Knack: 400,888

I was about to say they have a good taste in games, but seeing the number two I'm not so sure about it.

 

[EGM1966]

Wasn't Knack given for free with every PS4 early in its life in Japan?

Don't ruin a good story that'll irritate many in an amusing way.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

The dancing Knack GIFs make me never want to play Knack. I find them so off-putting. Tied with the "You bought a PS Vita" GIF as the worst ones on the whole forum.

I guess it's my loss.

It always surprises me how low Japanese numbers seem. When games sell millions and millions, and only 300K are in Japan, it really skews your perception of how small the Japanese market really is.

Not talking about any game in particular here, just in general.

 

[Miroku129]

Black Ops III sold more copies than Bloodborne????

C'mon Japan!

 

[OrbitalBeard]

Black Ops III sold more copies than Bloodborne????

C'mon Japan!

I probably shouldn't add salt to the wound by telling you that Bloodborne was a free pack-in for awhile with new PS4s in Japan, meaning it would have sold even worse otherwise.

 

[Miroku129]

I probably shouldn't add salt to the wound by telling you that Bloodborne was a free pack-in for awhile with new PS4s in Japan, meaning it would have sold even worse otherwise.

 

[geordiemp]

Does this dispel the notion that Japanese gamers don't buy shooters?

Maybe, you could say COD with digital closing in on half a million.

But its still the inverse of every other gaming market.

 

[TheSpoiler]

Stock issues?

The first week, apparently DQB was hard as hell to find at a brick and mortar store. Many people resorted to going digital.

 

[Rising_Hei]

Some of those games also released on PS3, that's why i think Yakuza games didn't do as much as usual, split sales and such.

As for knack, it's been said many times that it sold so much because bundles

 

[Kusagari]

Maybe, you could say COD with digital closing in on half a million.

But its still the inverse of every other gaming market.

Western shooters and WRPGs will never be top dog in Japan but they sell better than the niche Vita fan service games everyone complains about.

 

[lyrick]

Has there ever been a "successful" platform with games sales this low?

 

[YianGaruga]

Has there ever been a "successful" platform with games sales this low?

PS4 isn't really successful in Japan

 

[wapplew]

Black Ops III sold more copies than Bloodborne????

C'mon Japan!

Sony pushing COD hard in Japan.
Head of SCEJ just invite head of SE on a COD challenge.
https://amp.twimg.com/v/55eabee3-307a-44da-8df1-92dc5584ae7a

 

[GitarooMan]

It's amazing how low these numbers are.

 

[CrispyBoar]

PS4 isn't really successful in Japan

That will change when much bigger games come out.

 

[YianGaruga]

That will change when much bigger games come out.

Hopefully yeah.

 

[lyrick]

PS4 isn't really successful in Japan

It's only 600k units behind WiiU and it's top selling software is half of Wii Party U...
http://www.famitsu.com/news/201601/15097273.html

 

[Alo0oy]

I probably shouldn't add salt to the wound by telling you that Bloodborne was a free pack-in for awhile with new PS4s in Japan, meaning it would have sold even worse otherwise.

That's not true, those numbers don't include the pack-in copies, if you include those Bloodborne should be around 350k-400k.

 

[Fisico]

Gaf -> Internet -> Gaf

 

[OrbitalBeard]

That's not true, those numbers don't include the pack-in copies, if you include those Bloodborne should be around 350k-400k.

Well that's good to know at least.

Wonder why the Knack numbers include pack-ins then?