The remake of The Last of Us opens without a leader in Japan at the hands of an anime game
The country’s weekly sales record, which includes physical-only sales, places the PS5 remake selling 11,000 copies.
On September 2, the remake of The Last of Us was released on PlayStation 5, now called Our End: Part I. Although it’s been a week since then, now is a good time to find out how Naughty Dog’s title fared in its early days on sale. We already knew that the British were leading the summit, but now the Japanese are available.
Sold 10,954 physical units in JapanData compiled by Japanese magazine Famitsu and collected by Gematsu surprised us in last week’s ranking. The Last of Us remake 10,954 units sold, almost half of the first classified, which added almost 20,000. We’re referring to another title released on Nintendo Switch the 2nd of this month: Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R.
If we understand how the Japanese market works, and understand what this peak is, it certainly seems striking that this is happening, if not by much. only measures physical sales Matches from 29 August to 4 September. Also, the fleet of Switch consoles is much larger than Sony’s next-generation consoles. Even so, The Last of Us: Part I isn’t enough to move up from number five.
In the rest of the top corresponding to the software we see Earth Defense Force 6 stays strong second place after leading the previous ranking, and some Nintendo Switch goers who never miss a date on each of the charts shared weekly in the region. You can see the top 10 below.
Bestsellers of the week in Japan
- [NSW] JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R (Bandai Namco. 09/01/22) – 19.807 (New)
- [PS4] Earth Defense Forces 6 – 15,036 (83,377)
- [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 12,568 (4,815,149)
- [NSW] Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness – 12,542 (New)
- [PS5] The Last of Us Part I – 10,954 (New)
- [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports – 9004 (715.641)
- [NSW] Minecraft – 8565 (2,776,718)
- [NSW] SD Gundam War Alliance – 8565 (2,776,718)
- [PS4] Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness – 7720 (New)
- [NSW] Kirby and the Forgotten Lands – 7246 (876,792)
As for the commercial data on the hardware, there are no surprises or anything too striking. Nintendo Switch continues to lead sales If we add all its models with more than 66,000 units in the last days, OLED is the most successful. The PS5 is confirmed with 20,000, while the Xbox Series X and Series S add just over 6,000 units. You can see the data below.
best selling consoles in japan
- Nintendo Switch OLED – 66,442 (2,377,584)
- Nintendo Switch – 22,857 (18,638,901)
- PlayStation 5 – 18,431 (1,647,464)
- Nintendo Switch Lite – 8869 (4,879,602)
- Xbox Series X – 4175 (158,750)
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 1861 (264,173)
- Xbox Series S – 1263 (164.962)
- New 2DS LL (includes 2DS) – 56 (1,188,606)
- PlayStation 4-10 (7,819,849)
In his analysis of The Last of Us: Part I, Alejandro Pascual confirms that we are facing a restructuring. may not be the most necessary in historyhowever, it still “offers an experience that remains as narratively compelling as the original version” and is “very consistent in the combat system”.
Source: 3D Juegos
