Zelda beats Horizon Zero Dawn to No.1 in Japan

[pokoko]

KLAMarine said:

pokoko said:

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.

Looks like Overwatch did 58k.  Uncharted 4, a recent big release in an acclaimed series, did 128k.  

Zelda isn't nearly as big as some of the most popular Japanese franchises but it's still typically going to be far above most releases.  Honestly, I'm more impressed by Horizon's showing in Japan.  I really did not expect it to be near the 100k mark.  Then again, the Japanese do love hunting giant monsters quite a bit.  Maybe that's why.