Zelda beats Horizon Zero Dawn to No.1 in Japan

[KLAMarine]

pokoko said:

KLAMarine said:

Legend of Zelda isn't hugely popular in Japan either if I recall correctly: I haven't looked at sales figures of Zelda games in Japan recently.

Compared to what?  Mario?  Or compared to new IP from western developers?

Wikipedia has Skyward Sword at 195,000 units first week in Japan.  In comparison, For Honor did 40k first week.  Bloodborne, a much hyped new IP from a Japanese developer, sold 152k first week.

Compared to games like Pokemon or Monster Hunter.

It's a very valid point though: Western games are not terribly popular in Japan.

On a related note, I wonder how Overwatch did in Japan? The art style is certainly there.