Although Sony Interactive Entertainment and Sucker Punch Productions have not yet disclosed sales figures, the first numbers for Ghost of Yotei have appeared. It is now known how the project started in Japan.
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.