Famitsu Magazine (via Kotaku) has published a list of the top-selling PlayStation titles in Japan since the console’s launch in February 2014, with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain from Konami topping the list.
The critically acclaimed stealth-action title sold nearly 426,000 units to date in the country, and was followed, surprisingly, by Knack. While panned by critics upon launch, the Sony-developed title managed to shift over 400,000 copies since release, making rumors of a follow-up not all that shocking.
Of course, Knack had an advantage as it was bundled with consoles at launch. Regardless, no doubt Mark Cerny and team will be chuffed at the game’s performance.
It’s also worth noting that a large chunk of the top 20 is comprised of western-developed titles, with Grand Theft Auto V, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Battlefield 4, and Star Wars Battlefront among others pulling in respective numbers.
Check out the full list below.
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- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: 425,971 units
- Knack: 400,888
- Dragon Quest Heroes: 327,019 units
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III: 310,238 units
- Bloodborne: 209,985 units
- Fallout 4: 206,712 units
- Grand Theft Auto V: 196,795 units
- Star Wars Battlefront: 187,434 units
- Dragon Quest Builders: 170,168 units
- Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes: 155,598 units
- The Witcher 3: 149,337 units
- Yakuza 0: 146,510 units
- Final Fantasy Type-0 HD: 140,046 units
- Yakuza: Ishin: 134,010 units
- Yakuza: Kiwami: 131,205 units
- Destiny: 125,900 units
- Battlefield 4: 113,928 units
- Battlefield Hardline: 113,061 units
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Subtitled Ver): 102,716 units
- Watch Dogs: 99,323 units