Move over, Monster Hunter.
Yesterday, UK chart data showed that Shin Megami Tensei V managed to earn a ninth-place spot in its opening week on the market. For a JRPG exclusive to a Nintendo platform in a physical-only UK chart, that’s pretty impressive going, and further analysis offers a better insight into just how well it’s performed.
GamesIndustry.biz’s Christopher Dring has shared some interesting sales comparisons between Atlus’ new game and previous JRPG releases in the UK. He notes that SMTV managed “60% more sales at launch than Bravely Default II, 43% more than Monster Hunter Stories 2 and 23% more than Tales of Arise“. As a reminder, all of this data relates to boxed sales only.
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