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(Numbers courtesy of Media Create)

First week sales:
01./00. [PSV] Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.01.14} (¥7.980) - 43.394 / NEW
02./00. [PS4] Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.01.14} (¥7.980) - 42.263 / NEW
10./00. [PS3] Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir <RPG> (Atlus) {2016.01.14} (¥7.980) - 9.771 / NEW


Despite being priced even higher than the original game, Atlus has seen great success with the HD remake of Odin Sphere. The original on PS2 released in 2007 was priced at 6980yen before tax, while the remake is 7980yen before tax on all platforms - including the Vita.

The original Odin Sphere on PS2 sold 59,248 copies in the first week, and 84,940 lifetime. The remake has sold 95,428 copies in just the first week.

 

[Newtype-001]

Nicee.
Glad ps3 is dying aswell.

 

[Pennywise83]

Vanillaware is a much more popular developer nowadays, thanks to the success of Dragon's Crown. Muramasa PSV also outsold Muramasa Wii vanilla, so it was expected Odin Sphere HD would have sold better - Odin Sphere became a cult hit that was not forgotten by gamers.

 

[Crimson_Gold]

Hopefully it performs similarly in western markets. Pre-ordered for my ps4. Will buy digitally for my vita

 

[Tizoc]

Nice for that combined sales figure.

 

[Ridley327]

Man, Atlus must've done something different with the marketing this time, especially with the price tag being so much higher.

Good to see PS3 finally dying off, too.

 

[Deft Beck]

Hopefully it performs similarly in western markets. Pre-ordered for my ps4. Will buy digitally for my vita

It will perform as well as an Atlus-published niche RPG will ever perform. Still, I hope so, too.

 

[Litri]

To be fair the game was only sold on PS2 while now we are looking at three platforms.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

They bought it for Ito-san.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56m15aPRpMk

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

I believe it, the demo was the truth. Picking it up next month

 

[Ridley327]

It will perform as well as an Atlus-published niche RPG will ever perform. Still, I hope so, too.

IIRC, the US release on PS2 did well enough to justify a Greatest Hits reprint. There was definitely demand back then.

 

[Jawmuncher]

It'll be interesting to see other such remaster a do the same sales wise. I would expect something like god hand doing the same.

 

[SamuelSupreme]

Ps4 is going to be the chance for consoles to regain a foothold in Japan again.

 

[Clive]

Is Odin Sphere on PSN as a PS2 Classic for PS3 in Japan? I imagine that could potentially have hurt its PS3 sales if it were. 1k Yen vs. 8k Yen or something like that would be a pretty significant difference.

 

[FluxWaveZ]

It'll be interesting to see other such remaster a do the same sales wise. I would expect something like god hand doing the same.

Odin Sphere Leifthrasir is a full remake, not a remaster.

 

[duckroll]

To be fair the game was only sold on PS2 while now we are looking at three platforms.

To be fair there were more PS2s sold in Japan than all three of these platforms added together right now.

 

[Deft Beck]

IIRC, the US release on PS2 did well enough to justify a Greatest Hits reprint. There was definitely demand back then.

Ah, I didn't know that. Well, I suppose we'll see.

 

[mao2]

They bought it for Ito-san.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56m15aPRpMk

LOL was gonna post this.

Edit: Whoops wrong video. She looks way cuter here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGWTrKPy9-0

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

It will perform as well as an Atlus-published niche RPG will ever perform. Still, I hope so, too.

Dragons Crown sold 700k+ in the West.

 

[shira]

They bought it for Ito-san.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56m15aPRpMk

 

[Cornbread78]

Very nice. I'm one of the few that purchased this on PS2 back in the day, so it's good to see the increased exposure.

 

[Deft Beck]

Dragons Crown sold 700k+ in the West.

All the better. Vanillaware has made more of a name for itself as of recent years, and their games look amazing on HD platforms. It's a better time for them than ever.

 

[Atolm]

Glad for them and deserved. I have the Storybook edition pre-ordered.

 

[Massive Duck. C.M.]

Is Odin Sphere on PSN as a PS2 Classic for PS3 in Japan? I imagine that could potentially have hurt its PS3 sales if it were. 1k Yen vs. 8k Yen or something like that would be a pretty significant difference.

It is, but this version is a significant improvement.

 

[archnemesis]

Good for them! I didn't play much of the original so I might re-buy it if they decide to release it in Europe.

 

[notaskwid]

I think that Vanillaware also earned a reputation with Muramasa and Dragon's Crown that they didn't have back when Odin's Sphere was released.

 

[raven777]

I am a bit surprised by how low the sales number of the original one was on PS2.

 

[Inuhanyou]

Putting this game on Steam as well is a no brainer.

I'm always so surprised that these kinds of Japanese games can survive off off of like 80,000 ish sales.

With that in mind, i hope the west contributed significantly to the sales of this game.

 

[Miroku129]

Nice. Im gonna buy the PS4 LE day one

 

[Nuu]

I am a bit surprised by how low the sales number of the original one was on PS2.

Odin Sphere was a significant hit in the United States as it was a Greatest Hits title, not so much elsewhere I believe.

 

[theechrisfox]

Dragons Crown sold 700k+ in the West.

Hopefully this is funding a massive sequel to DC!

 

[Hasemo]

I'd say it thanks to the awesome demo on all systems. Probably sold many people on the game (including me).

 

[PensivePen]

From what I've played of the demo the gameplay and level design is vastly improved from the original, and it looks fantastic too. Hope it sees the same kind of success worldwide.

 

[Tricky I Shadow]

Nice! From all the impressions so far it seems like it's deserved. It's also nice to see the Vita version on top.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Oh this game dips well into remake territory with all the systems changes and refinements

Ive heard nothing but good thing and am very excited to play it again

 

[Begaria]

Excellent. Hopefully it gets a good reception outside of Japan as well.

 

[SolidSnakex]

It seems like Grand Knights History was the beginning of Vanillaware's turn to bigger sales. I believe that was the first game they made that managed to shift 100k units overall. Dragon's Crown just sealed the turn. So it makes sense that Atlus were quick to recognize that and get them working on multiple projects. On another note, I was initally surprised that 13 Sentinels was only announced for the PS4/Vita given that OS is for all three current PS platforms. But it seems like Vanillware made the right call.

I wonder if they'll try to resurrect Princess Crown now? They seem to have all the major players there for it. Although that's obviously be a much bigger undertaking since it was made for the Saturn.

 

[Shizuka]

Princess Crown next, please. Sega owns Atlus, work it out.

 

[chaobreaker]

How does this happen? Especially for a HD remaster of a PS2 game.

 

[Shizuka]

How does this happen? Especially for a HD remaster of a PS2 game.

It's a miracle.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

Excellent news. I await the NA release.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Putting this game on Steam as well is a no brainer.

I'm always so surprised that these kinds of Japanese games can survive off off of like 80,000 ish sales.

With that in mind, i hope the west contributed significantly to the sales of this game.

It doesn't come out in the west until June according to Amazon.

 

[SpeedySwaf]

Putting this game on Steam as well is a no brainer.

I'm always so surprised that these kinds of Japanese games can survive off off of like 80,000 ish sales.

With that in mind, i hope the west contributed significantly to the sales of this game.

In the case of Vanillaware, they had less than two dozen employees around the time they released Odin Sphere initially, plus they had also released GrimGrimoire the same year (though to significantly less fanfare in the end). It's not a huge figure, but for a company of that size it would definitely be enough to keep them going.