Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Remastered Sells 13k Physical Copies in Japan in First Week

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The remastered version of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax was released for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Steam in Japan last week on March 17th, and sales tracker Famitsu reports that 12,684 total physical copies have been sold between the PS4 and Switch versions.

The Famitsu estimated sales data for P4AU in Japan are of sales ranging from March 14 to March 20, 2022.

Debuting at 12,684 copies sold, the remastered physical release launched with 73k fewer sales than the original P4AU release for the PS3 in August 2014 at 85,407 copies. As a remastered version of the original PS3 release with little in terms of new content, fewer sales were to be expected.

Persona Spin-Off Sales Comparison

Below is a comparison to the Japanese opening sales (followed by lifetime sales) of previous spin-off games in the Persona series. All sales data are from the Famitsu sales tracker.

  1. [3DS] Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth {2014-06-05} — 186,398 / 254,631
  2. [PS3/360] Persona 4 Arena {2012-07-26} — 126,664 / 204,617
  3. [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers {2020-02-20} — 115,995 / 164,962
  4. [PSV] Persona 4: Dancing All Night {2015-06-25} – 95,157 / 124,334
  5. [PS3] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax {2014-08-28} — 85,407 / 115,762
  6. [3DS] Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth (2018-11-29) – 74,425 / 89,878
  7. [NSW] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers {2020-02-20} — 46,415 / 79,250
  8. [PS4/PSV] Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (Includes Bundles) {2018-05-24} – 44,926 / 53,974
  9. [PS4/PSV] Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight (Includes Bundles) {2018-05-24} – 38,605 / 45,001
  10. [PS4/NSW] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax {2022-03-17} – 12,684 / NEW

This Week’s Software Sales (Famitsu Sales)

The top selling games in Japan from March 14 to March 20, 2022, via Famitsu Sales.

1. [PS4] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin – 28,944 / NEW
2. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus – 23,067 / 2,177,459
3. [PS4] Elden Ring – 19,487 / 293,628
4. [PS5] Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin – 17,905 / NEW
5. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 16,078 / 4,499,542
6. [NSW] Minecraft – 9,755 / 2,561,419
7. [PS4] Gran Turismo 7 – 9,447 / 94,818
8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 9,111 / 4,813,641
9. [NSW] Triangle Strategy – 8,429 / 112,107
10. [NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 8,182 / 912,325
11. [NSW] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax – 6,490 / NEW
12. [PS4] Persona 4 Arena Ultimax – 6,194 / NEW
13. [NSW] Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 5,798 / 2,623,946
14. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 5,731 / 1,981,570
15. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 5,495 / 7,214,531

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax remastered was released on PS4, Switch, and Steam worldwide on March 17, 2022.