Yo I hear you like Persona. Turns out, you're not alone.
EDIT: Additional information brought to us by the user with the stellar username, JAROD McCHICKEN:
Do you think the game will continue flexing strong sales moving forward? Why do you think a remake/re-release + new content is selling like it is?
Persona 5 Royal was released in Japan last week on October 31st, and sales tracker Famitsu Sales reports that 201,448 copies of the remake were sold during its first week.
Persona Opening Sales Comparison
A comparison of the Japanese opening sales (and lifetime sales) of previous Persona remakes. All numbers are taken from the Famitsu sales tracker.
- [PS4] Persona 5 Royal {2019.10.31} – 201,448 / NEW
- [PSV] Persona 4 Golden {2012.06.14} – 152,499 / 325,681
- [PSP] Persona 3 Portable {2009.11.01} – 108,343 / 208,877
- [PS2] Persona 3 FES {2007.04.19} – 105,099 / 165,471
- [PSP] Persona {2009.04.29} – 95,406 / 156,205
- [PSP] Persona 2: innocent Sin {2011.04.14} – 62,091 / 112,412
- [PSP] Persona 2: Eternal Punishment {2012.05.17} – 28,212 / 57,905
Prior to the release of Persona 5 Royal, the Persona series had reached 10 million sales worldwide as of August 2019.
via Persona Central
EDIT: Additional information brought to us by the user with the stellar username, JAROD McCHICKEN:
The Persona brand continues to grow. What was once considered niche is now rather popular with the kids and selling more and more with each release. And it seems like despite concerns about the game's potential performance, it's had the biggest debut yet for a re-release, without even accounting for digital sales. And it's not even on a console that it would be PERFECT 4...And this is for a full price rerelease. Bodes honestly crazy well for Persona 5 Scramble.
"More impressively it's the 3rd (2nd with digital) biggest launch for any Persona title in Japan, behind the original Persona 5 and Persona 4", Game Data Library adds.
Do you think the game will continue flexing strong sales moving forward? Why do you think a remake/re-release + new content is selling like it is?
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