After an impressive debut at number one on the Japanese sales charts last week, Ghost of Yotei’s ratings dropped quite a bit, but they still managed to stay in second place.
The PS5-exclusive game moved 120,196 physical copies during its launch week, with that number dropping on October 2. An additional 26,776 units have since been moved, bringing the total to 146,972 units.
Again, this is a very well return for a non-Nintendo title or something that isn’t an evergreen property like Dragon Quest or Monster Hunter.
Speaking of evergreens – AND Nintendo Games – This was the Switch 2 launch title The world of Mario Kart it has leapfrogged Sony’s latest. It will be captivating to see if Yotei can stay in the top 10 this time next week.
Yotei wasn’t able to match the meteoric rise in popularity that Ghost of Tsushima enjoyed, but there are several factors to consider. Crucially, Tsushima was released during the pandemic, and Yotei arrives at a time when digital sales are even more dominant.
However, we believe these numbers are largely in line with expectations. While Sony hasn’t released any official numbers yet, we do know that Yotei has been a huge success in Europe, and it shouldn’t be too long before we find out how it fares in the US.
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