Metaphor: ReFantazio, Dragon Ball, and Silent Hill 2 Debut on the Japanese Charts - Sales

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Metaphor: ReFantazio (PS5) has debuted in first place on the retail charts in Japan with sales of 82,827 units, according to Famitsu for the week ending October 13, 2024. The PS4 version debuted in fourth place with sales of 25,385 units.

Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (PS5) debuted in second place with sales of 63,922 units.

Silent Hill 2 (PS5) debuted in third place with sales of 29,374 units.

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (NS) debuted in sixth place with sales of 8,061 units.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (NS) fell from first to fifth place with sales of 19,710 units, while Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (NS) dropped three spots to seventh place with sales of 6,372 units.

Minecraft (NS) is down two spots to eighth place with sales of 4,695 units, Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS) fell four spots to ninth place with sales of 4,310 units, and Nintendo Switch Sports (NS) rounds out the top 10 with sales of 4,188 units.

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling platform with 55,082 units sold. The PlayStation 5 sold 11,804 units, the Xbox Series X|S sold 425 units, and the PlayStation 4 sold 29 units.

Here are the best-selling games in Japan:

1. [PS5] Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS, 10/11/24) – 82,827 (New)
2. [PS5] Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Bandai Namco, 10/11/24) – 63,922 (New)
3. [PS5] Silent Hill 2 (Konami, 10/08/24) – 29,374 (New)
4. [PS4] Metaphor: ReFantazio (ATLUS, 10/11/24) – 25,385 (New)
5. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Nintendo, 09/26/24) – 19,710 (268,039)
6. [NSW] Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (Superdeluxe Games, 10/10/24) – 8,061 (New)
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo, 04/28/17) – 6,372 (6,025,572)
8. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft, 06/21/18) – 4,695 (3,652,504)
9. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo, 03/20/20) – 4,310 (7,930,668)
10. [NSW] Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo, 04/29/22) – 4,188 (1,442,980)

Here is the hardware breakdown (followed by lifetime sales):

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 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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Salnax (on 18 October 2024)

Atlus FW Comparison:

Persona 5 - 344,854
Persona 5 Royal (PS4 only) - 201,448
Shin Megami Tensei V - 192,518
Persona 3 Reolad - 152,742
Unicorn Overlord - 121,708
Metaphor: ReFantazio - 108,112
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance - 81,144

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Salnax Salnax (on 18 October 2024)

On the bright side, Metaphor is the #7 biggest FW of a PS5 title thus far.

Dragon Ball Sparking Zero is the #14 FW on PS5 so far including Metaphor, and even the Silent Hill 2 remake is the biggest launch in the series the past 20 years,, so overall it was a great week for PS5.

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Tridrakious (on 20 October 2024)

Good week for Japan. PS5 console sales won't break 20k a week without the price coming down.

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