Famitsu Says Death Stranding Sold over 185,000 Units in Japan
Famitsu has reported software and hardware sales in Japan from November 4th to November 10th, the week of Death Stranding’s launch. According to the chart, Death Stranding was the best selling software of the week, selling 185,909 units exclusively for the PS4 which includes the limited edition’s sold. Luigi’s Mansion 3 and Ring Fit Adventure round out the rest of the top three with 54,680 and 52,240 unit sales respectively. Death Stranding is one of PlayStation’s most successful exclusives this year but it lags behind the sales of a former Kojima title, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain which sold 293,652 units for the PS4 in its launch week in Japan.
The sales numbers Famitsu reports are retail software and hardware sales and it’s possible Death Stranding sold a huge portion of digital copies in Japan, but 185,909 retail units have sold just in one week. The Famitsu sales for November 4th to November 10th is as followed:
Software Sales (lifetime sales in bracket)
- Death Stranding – 185,909 (new)
- Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 54,680 (205,329)
- Ring Fit Adventure – 52,240 (235,925)
- Persona 5 Royal – 20,113 (221,561)
- Need for Speed: Heat – 16,306 (new)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – 16,179 (171,754)
- Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – 14,276 (33,714)
- Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition – 8,321 (995,523)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 7,866 (2,519,528)
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 7,693 (3,324,998)
Hardware Sales (lifetime sales in bracket)
- Switch – 54,249 (9,432,695)
- Switch Lite – 34,523 (452,966)
- PlayStation 4 Pro – 8,546 (1,316,224)
- PlayStation 4 – 7,264 (7,166,947)
- New 2DS – 1,720 (1,672,834)
- New 3DS LL – 54 (5,884,992)
- Xbox One S – 34 (91,421)
- Xbox One X – 30 (17,299)
- PS Vita – 22 (5,862,766)
Although Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain sold 293,652 units on the PS4 in Japan in its first week, we’re impressed that Death Stranding was able to achieve 185,909 unit sales as a brand new IP. With the success the title has achieved, it’s likely Kojima will eventually make a sequel to the immersive open world. Are you curious what we thought about Death Stranding? Check out our review here!
Are you surprised Death Stranding didn’t sell as well in its first week as Kojima’s last endeavor or are you impressed by the sales it’s achieving as a new IP? Have you tried Death Stranding yet or are you unsure of what to think of the game so far? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: Gaming Bolt