The Last of Us Part 2 Sells Nearly 180,000 Copies In First 3 Days In Japan

Naughty Dog's latest tops the Japanese charts on debut.

Posted By | On 26th, Jun. 2020

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Famitsu has released the data for video game software and hardware sales in Japan for the week ending June 21. As the biggest new release of the week, it’s no surprise to see The Last of Us Part 2 performing well, as it has in other regions of the world as well. It has, in fact, topped the software charts, selling over 178,000 units in three days (though notably it’s the only non-Switch game in the top 10).

That performance is also surpasses the launch sales of various other major PS4 exclusives in Japan, including the likes of Marvel’s Spider-Man, Bloodborne, God of War, Days Gone, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and Uncharted 4: Among Thieves.

On the hardware front, the Switch rules the roost once more, as it usually does. Thanks to a significant boost from last week’s sales, it sold over 78,000 units across the week. The PS4 also saw a bit of a bump thanks to The Last of Us Part 2’s launch, selling nearly 13,000 units.

You can check out the full software and hardware charts below.

Software sales (followed by lifetime sales):

01. [PS4] The Last of Us Part 2 – 178.696 / NEW 
02. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 73.680 / 4.934.168
03. [NSW] Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 32.673 / 144.297
04. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 32.663 / 1.038.732 
05. [NSW] Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 7 – 14.062 / NEW 
06. [NSW] Namcot Collection – 9.532 / NEW 
07. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 9.251 / 2.995.705
08. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield – 9.195 / 3.630.263
09. [NSW] Splatoon 2 – 7.886 / 3.463.228
10. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 6.137 / 3.731.453

Hardware sales (followed by last week’s sales):

Nintendo Switch – 78,428 (55,187)
PS4 – 12,844 (9,238)
3DS – 1,152 (1,004)
Xbox One – 32 (104)

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