Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake Sells Over 820,000 Units in Japan at Launch

Dragon Quest has by no means didn’t promote effectively in Japan, and unsurprisingly, the recently-released Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake has bought off to a powerful begin within the area as effectively. As per knowledge launched by Famitsu for weekly {hardware} and bodily gross sales in Japan, Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake was the bestselling sport within the area final week, taking the highest two spots within the charts upon launch.

Particularly, its Nintendo Change model takes the highest spot with over 641,000 items offered, whereas the PS5 model follows in second place with over 180,000 items offered. Collectively, the sport has offered over 821,000 bodily items at launch, making it the largest sport launch in Japan since final yr’s The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and likewise immediately making it the bestselling sport of the yr in Japan. As all the time, these charts don’t account for digital gross sales, so it’s probably that Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake’s gross sales might have breached one million items in Japan immediately upon launch.

On the {hardware} aspect of issues, the Nintendo Change has returned to being the very best promoting console of the week for the area, having moved over 62,000 items. The PS5 sees a cease decline in gross sales from final week, having offered over 23,000 items (versus over 88,000 items final week).

You may try the total {hardware} and bodily software program gross sales charts for Japan for the week ending November 17 under.

Software program gross sales (adopted by lifetime gross sales):

1. [NSW] Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake – 641,195 (New)
2. [PS5] Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake – 180,575 (New)
3. [NSW] Tremendous Mario Get together Jamboree – 32,762 (442,593)
4. [NSW] Mario & Luigi: Brothership – 15,168 (78,609)
5. [NSW] Beyblade X: XONE – 9,507 (New)
6. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,784 (7,954,332)
7. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 5,647 (6,055,931)
8. [NSW] Minecraft – 4,771 (3,676,339)
9. [NSW] Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven – 4,551 (96,293)
10. [NSW] Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 4,445 (1,051,401)

{Hardware} gross sales:

• Nintendo Change – 62,158 (64,012)
• PS5 – 23,672 (88,160)
• Xbox Collection X/S – 3,070 (2,405)