Gravity Rush 2 Tops the Japanese Charts in First Week - News

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Gravity Rush 2 (PS4) debuted at the top of the Japanese charts with sales of 74,361 units, according to Media Create for the week ending January 22.

Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World (3DS) debuted in 2nd with sales of 39,555 units. Valkyria Revolution (PS4) debuted in third with sales of 38,197 units. The PSV version sold 18,219 units. 

The PlayStation 4 was the best-selling platform with sales of 33,376 units. The Nintendo 3DS sold 26,057 units, the PlayStation Vita sold 11,521 units and the Wii U sold 794 units. The PlayStation 3 sold 557 units and the Xbox One sold 35 units.

Here is the complete top 20 chart:

1. [PS4] Gravity Rush 2 (SIE, 01/19/17) – 74,361 (New)
2. [3DS] Poochy & Yoshi’s Woolly World (Nintendo, 01/19/17) – 39,555 (New)
3. [PS4] Valkyria Revolution (Sega, 01/19/17) – 38,197 (New)
4. [PS4] Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8: Final Chapter Prologue (Square Enix, 01/12/17) – 22,758 (160,555)
5. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Pokemon Moon (Nintendo, 11/18/16) – 21,036 (3,092,277)
6. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki (Level-5, 12/15/16) – 20,831 (629,229)
7. [PSV] Valkyria Revolution (Sega, 01/19/17) – 18,219 (New)
8. [PSV] Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (Spike Chunsoft, 01/12/17) – 15,943 (92,110)
9. [3DS] Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo, 12/01/16) – 14,285 (928,969)
10. [3DS] Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon! (Nintendo, 12/22/16) – 8,638 (269,727)
11. [PS4] Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (Spike Chunsoft, 01/12/17) – 7,955 (47,961)
12. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Low Price Version) (10/08/15) – 7,456 (252,874)
13. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 6,824 (1,090,208)
14. [PS4] Final Fantasy XV (Limited and Bundled Editions Included) (Square Enix, 11/29/16) – 5,859 (923,632)
15. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf – Welcome Amiibo (Nintendo, 11/24/16) – 5,033 (112,797)
16. [3DS] Miitopia (Nintendo, 12/08/16) – 4,775 (156,947)
17. [PSV] Hana Oboro: Sengoku-den Ranki (Idea Factory, 01/19/17) – 4,522 (New)
18. [Wii U] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Mojang, 06/23/16) – 3,732 (279,716)
19. [PS4] Battlefield 1 (EA, 10/21/16) – 3,432 (252,485)
20. [PS4] Watch Dogs 2 (Ubisoft, 12/01/16) – 3,037 (105,648)

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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Normchacho (on 25 January 2017)

Hey! Those sound like good numbers! I wonder what it will be FW world wide.

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AlphaOmegaSin (on 25 January 2017)

It may not sell as poorly as many were predicting.

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giwayume AlphaOmegaSin (on 26 January 2017)

I know someone who usually only plays AAA games and doesn't watch anime who picked up Gravity Rush 2 out of curiosity.

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Zoombael AlphaOmegaSin (on 27 January 2017)

Yah. Someone like me. Played the first one and one day i'll play GR2.

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Valdath (on 25 January 2017)

Nice! hope it has good legs.

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V-r0cK (on 25 January 2017)

Awesome for GR2!! I wonder if FFXV will hit 1million in Japan.

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anamme V-r0cK (on 25 January 2017)

It probably already has, if you count digital :)

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V-r0cK V-r0cK (on 25 January 2017)

Oh true! I always forget about digital sales.

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oniyide (on 26 January 2017)

Good the Japanese studio doesnt get enough love. I would love to see a follow up to Tokyo Jungle with a bigger budget

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costarica (on 26 January 2017)

Good numbers!

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ZODIARKrebirth (on 26 January 2017)

Nice to hear the game is doing good, hope for the west too

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