Resident Evil 5 (PS3)RE5 Japan's first day sales: PS3 4:1 360Gamezine - March 6, 2009
Submitted by OuterHaven (570)
at 11:42AM PST on March 6, 2009
Gamezine: First day sales of Resident Evil 5 are in from Japan. The game sold four times as much on the PlayStation 3.
According to Ameblo.jp Resident Evil 5 sold 278,000 on its first day in Japan.
What's more incredible is that Resident Evil 5 has beaten launch day sales of Resident Evil 4. The game sold 117,000 copies on the Gamecube in January 2005 and 145,000 copies on the PlayStation 2 in December 2005.
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The full list of bestsellers from March 2nd to 8th is after this.
01. Resident Evil 5 (PS3) - 312,000 / NEW
02. Seventh Dragon (DS) - 80,000 / NEW
03. Resident Evil 5 (360) - 79,000 / NEW
04. Shin Sangoku Musou Multi Raid (PSP) - 64,000 / 283,000
05. Yakuza 3 (PS3) - 53,000 / 425,000
06. Mario & Luigi RPG3!!! (DS) - 44,000 / 351,000
07. Aibou DS (DS) - 43,000 / NEW
08. Super Robot Wars Z Special Disc (PS2) - 28,000 / NEW
09. Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (PSP The Best) (PSP) - 17,000 / 467,000
10. The Prince of Tennis: Doubles no Oji-Sama (Girls, Be Gracious!) (DS) - 14,000 / NEW