More popular than Tekken 7 and SoulCalibur VI combined – PS4-exclusive Granblue Fantasy: Versus became a bestseller in Japan

Created by studio Arc system works fighting game Granblue Fantasy Versus for Playstation 4 became a bestseller in Japan, taking the first line of the weekly chart, according to the publication Famitsu. At the start, the game was more successful than Tekken 7 and SoulCalbur VI taken together.

Granblue Fantasy Versus – the first console project in the universe Granblue fantasycreated by the company Cygames and the famous Japanese for the eponymous mobile role-playing game.

Cygames plans to continue to develop the Granblue Fantasy franchise on home gaming systems and beyond – ambitious role-playing action game Granblue Fantasy Relink is being prepared for release for PlayStation 4.

At the start, Japanese users bought up the first Granblue Fantasy Versus disk edition, so the game should demonstrate good performance in digital format. Following the results of the first day of sales, Cygames reported about 150,000 sold copies of the fighting game in the Asian region.

Otherwise, the game chart does not contain any surprises, while in the iron one there were curious changes related to Nintendo switch.

Hype around Animal Crossing: New Horizons (released March 20) and Nintendo’s announcement of problems with console production and supply due to the coronavirus raging in China led Japanese users to rush to buy the rest of the systems in stores. As a result, Switch’s weekly sales for the first time after the New Year holidays exceeded the symbolic mark of 100,000 devices.

Top Ten Bestsellers in Japan Last Week:

01./00. [PS4] Granblue Fantasy: Versus – 86.248 / NEW
02./01. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure – 23.149 / 675.906
03./02. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield – 23.114 / 3.402.851
04/03. [PS4] Yakuza: Like a Dragon – 10.589 / 228.459
05/05. [NSW] Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch – 9.650 / 142.181
06/06. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 9.336 / 3.552.657
07/07. [NSW] Minecraft – 9.063 / 1.252.623
08/08. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 8.911 / 2.765.403
09/04. [PS4] Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot – 7.860 / 136.932
10/09. [NSW] Super Mario Party – 6.132 / 1.336.277

Japan Console Sales Last Week:

  • Nintendo Switch Family – 100.961
  • PlayStation 4 Family – 7.007
  • Nintendo 3DS Family – 580
  • Xbox One Family – 66

Rating for the previous week of sales: Yakuza 7 lost to groundbreaking Japanese charts Ring Fit Adventure innovation.

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