Famitsu puts death to more than 185,000 sales

Famitsu announced sales of computer software and hardware in Japan from November 4th to 10th, the week of the launch of Death Stranding. According to the graph, Death Stranding was the best-selling software of the week, with 185,909 units sold exclusively for PS4, which includes limited editions sold. Luigi s Mansion 3 and Ring Fit Adventure complete the rest of the first three with 54,680 and 52,240 sales, respectively. Death Stranding is one of the most successful exclusive of PlayStation this year, but it is late from an old title of Kojima, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Bread, who has sold 293,652 units for the PS4. His launch week in Japan.

The sales figures reported by Famitsu are sales of software and retail equipment. It is possible that Death Stranding features a large part of digital copies in Japan, but 185,909 retail units sold in a week. The sales of Famitsu from 4 to 10 November are as follows:

Software sales (life sales in parentheses)

  1. Death Stranding - 185 909 (new)
  2. Luigi s Mansion 3 - 54 680 (205 329)
  3. Ring Fit Adventure - 52 240 (235 925)
  4. Persona 5 Royal - 20 113 (221 561)
  5. Need speed: heat - 16 306 (new)
  6. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - 16 179 (171 754)
  7. Mario & Sonic at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo - 14 276 (33 714)
  8. Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition - 8 321 (995 523)
  9. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - 7 866 (2,519,528)
  10. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - 7 693 (3,324,998)

Sales of equipment (sales for life in parentheses)

  1. Switch - 54 249 (9 432 695)
  2. Switch Lite - 34 523 (452 ​​966)
  3. PLAYSTATION 4 PRO - 8 546 (1 316 224)
  4. Playstation 4 - 7 264 (7 166 947)
  5. New 2DS - 1,720 (1,672,834)
  6. New 3DS LL - 54 (5 884 992)
  7. Xbox One S - 34 (91 421)
  8. Xbox One X - 30 (17,299)
  9. PS VITA - 22 (5 862 766)

Although Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Bread has sold 293,652 units on the PS4 in Japan during its first week, we are impressed by the fact that Death Stranding has been able to achieve 185,909 units sold with a brand new intellectual property. With the success won by the title, it is likely that Kojima will eventually follow the immersive and open world. Are you curious about what we thought of Death Stranding? Check out our review here!

Are you surprised that Death Stranding did not sell in the first week during the last attempt at Kojima or are you impressed by the sales he realizes with a new intellectual property? Have you ever tried Death Stranding or are you not sure what you think of the game so far? Let us know in the comments below!

Source: Game bolt

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