Less than a week has passed since the release, and the first reports give an idea of how the Sucker Punch game, which became a bestseller during the pre-order stage, is performing in sales.
Famitsu magazine published the sales ranking of physical versions of games in Japan for the period September 29 - October 5. The week was rich in premieres. Ghost of Yotei took first place in terms of the number of copies sold - 120,196 copies. This is a noticeable advantage over Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles and Digimon Story: Time Stranger.
Sales per week:
- [PS5] Ghost of Yotei - 120 196 (new)
- [NSW] Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 - 48 265 (new)
- [NSW] Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - 41 333 (new)
- [SW2] Mario Kart World - 36 572 (1 837 895)
- [PS5] Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - 24 138 (new)
- [PS5] Digimon Story: Time Stranger - 23 779 (new)
- [SW2] Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles - 12 363 (new)
- [PS5] Silent Hill f - 9 328 (66 803)
- [SW2] Donkey Kong Bananza - 6 839 (334 335)
- [NSW] Minecraft - 5 430 (4 018 110)
These data confirmed rumors that Ghost of Yotei became a real hit in the Japanese market in the first week after its release.