Video game retail GameStop has reported its preliminary financial results for Q1, which ended May 4.
09.05.2024 - 14:35 / gematsu.com / Spike Chunsoft / Emerald Beyond / Nintendo
Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for the two weeks spanning April 22, 2024 to May 5, 2024.
Stellar Blade for PlayStation 5 was the highest selling new release, opening at 67,131 retail copies sold over the two-week period. It was followed by Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, which opened at 46,729 sales for Switch and 19,434 sales for PlayStation 5, for a total of 66,163 opening retail sales.
On the hardware side, the Switch family sold 100,038 units, the PlayStation 5 family sold 49,534 units, the Xbox Series family sold 5,335 units, and the PlayStation 4 family sold 202 units.
Get the full sales charts below.
Software Sales (followed by lifetime sales)
Rankings 11 to 30 will be announced on May 10.
Video game retail GameStop has reported its preliminary financial results for Q1, which ended May 4.
We all know retail PS5 software sales are pretty poor in Japan right now, so it’s a testament to Shift Up’s character action outing that Stellar Blade’s actually doing decently. The Korean outing tagged another 13,033 units to its total for the week ending 12th May, lifting its lifetime sales up to 80,164 units overall. With digital numbers excluded, that’s not a bad number at all.
Famitsu has published its estimated physical game software data for Japan for the week of May 6, 2024 to May 12, 2024.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are in.
Sony says its live service game hit Helldivers 2 is now PlayStation’s fastest-selling game launch ever, with sales “far exceeding expectations” at 12 million copies sold across PC and PS5 in its first 12 weeks.
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Sega Sammy has released its financial report for the year ended March 31, 2023, and the company showed strong performances on a number of fronts.
The Pokemon Company and Yogibo are teaming up to sell a popular trio of Pokemon, namely Gengar, Jigglypuff, and Lechonk, as giant bean bag chairs. The Pokemon recreations are functional and cuddly-looking, but could also serve as decor for fans of the series.
Krafton released its Q1 financials report, which says it reached $488 million in consumer spending.