FIFA 17 is the #1 game of the week in Japan in sales

According to Media Create, the passion for soccer has arrived to the land of the rising sun now that FIFA 17 is the #1 game of the week in sales in Japan. Soccer fans showed their love for the sport when FIFA 17 made its debut on September 29. During its first week of release, about 57,012 copies of the PS4 version were sold (taking first place), and 12,961 copies of the PS3 one (taking fifth place).

Among the other titles in the top 5: Persona 5 (2nd) for PS4, Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (3rd) for 3DS, and Demon Gaze II (4th) for PS Vita.

Take a look at the amount of sales of hardware and software from last week:

Software Sales (numbers by lifetime sales)

1. [PS4] FIFA 17 (EA, 09/29/16) – 57,012 (New)
2. [PS4] Persona 5 (Atlus, 09/15/16) – 22,814 (332,785)
3. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi / Tempura (Level-5, 07/16/16) – 15,541 (1,260,760)
4. [PSV] Demon Gaze II (Kadokawa Games, 09/29/16) – 13,792 (New)
5. [PS3] FIFA 17 (EA, 09/29/16) – 12,961 (New)
6. [PS4] Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (Konami, 09/15/16) – 8,092 (90,575)
7. [PS3] Persona 5 (Atlus, 09/15/16) – 7,266 (95,010)
8. [Wii U] Minecraft: Wii U Edition (Mojang, 06/23/16) – 6,907 (137,819)
9. [PSV] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros (Aquaplus, 09/21/16) – 5,572 (52,935)
10. [PS4] Dead Island: Definitive Collection (Spike Chunsoft, 09/29/16) – 5,387 (New)
11. [PSV] Haitaka no Psychedelica (Idea Factory, 09/29/16) – 5,172 (New)
12. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (SIE, 03/19/15) – 5,035 (885,360)
13. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons X: Kami no Shou / Ryuu no Shou (GungHo Online Entertainment, 07/28/16) – 4,9577 (185,313)
14. [3DS] Kirby: Planet Robobot (Nintendo, 04/29/16) – 4,706 (444,132)
15. [3DS] Dragon Ball Fusions (Bandai Namco, 08/04/16) – 4,350 (170,046)
16. [PS4] Grand Theft Auto V (Low Price Version) (10/08/15) – 4,238 (169,151)
17. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire (Pokemon, 11/21/14) – 4,184 (2,903,436)
18. [PS4] Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros (Aquaplus, 09/21/16) – 4,134 (42,641)
19. [PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (Konami, 09/15/16) – 4,102 (47,307)
20. [3DS] One Piece: Great Pirate Colosseum (Bandai Namco, 09/21/16) – 3,783 (12,880)

Hardware Sales (last week’s sales)

1. PlayStation 4 – 36,251 (49,652)
2. New 3DS LL – 13,701 (15,491)
3. 2DS – 10,595 (14,492)
4. PlayStation Vita – 9,357 (9,817)
5. New 3DS – 2,655 (3,379)
6. Wii U – 2,111 (2,731)
7. PlayStation 3 – 907 (1,105)
8. 3DS – 406 (462)
9. Xbox One – 121 (124)
10. 3DS LL – 67 (74)

[Source]: Gamnesia: FIFA 17 Tops the Charts at Launch in Japan.

[Via]: 4Gamer.net: 「FIFA 17」合計約7万本。「デモンゲイズ2」「デッドアイランド：ディフィニティブコレクション」もランクインした「週間販売ランキング＋」.