Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers Debuts with 162k Copies Sold in Japan, Second Best Debut for Persona Spin-Off

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Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers was released in Japan last week on February 20th, and sales tracker Famitsu reports that 162,410 copies of the action RPG developed in collaboration between Atlus and Koei Tecmo’s Omega Force were sold during its first week.

This Famitsu estimated sales data for Persona 5 Scramble in Japan are of sales ranging from February 17 to February 23, 2020.

Debuting at 162,410 copies, Persona 5 Scramble is the second most successful launch for a spin-off in the Persona series, behind Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth which debuted at 186,398 copies sold in Japan during its first week after its June 5, 2014 release.

As previously indicated by retailer COMG!, P5S sold over twice as many copies on the PS4 compared to the Nintendo Switch.

Update (2020-02-27): According to updated Famitsu sales rankings, Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers achieved a 60-80% sell-through rate at retailers during its first week of release.

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 / NEW
  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 / NEW
  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

Prior to the release of Persona 5 Royal and Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, the Persona series had reached 10.2 million sales worldwide as of October 2019.

To see more information on Persona series sales data, see our latest graphic for overall series sales in Japan as of February 2020.

This Week’s Software Sales (Famitsu Sales)

The top selling games in Japan from February 17 to February 23, 2020, via Famitsu Sales.

  1. [PS4] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) {2020.02.20} – 115,995 / NEW
  2. [NSW] Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers (Atlus) {2020.02.20} – 46,415 / NEW
  3. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} – 18,403 / 3,445,788
  4. [PS4] Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story (Spike Chunsoft) {2020.02.20} – 10,654 / NEW
  5. [NSW] Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo) {2019.10.18} – 9,861 / 696,005
  6. [NSW] Minecraft (Microsoft Game Studios) {2018.06.21} – 8,687 / 1,272,585
  7. [NSW] Hatsune Miku: Project Diva MegaMix (Sega) {2020.02.13} – 8,468 / 62,074
  8. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} – 7,608 / 3,569,420
  9. [NSW] Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story (Spike Chunsoft) {2020.02.20} – 7,392 / NEW
  10. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} (¥5.980) – 7,326 / 2,781,277

Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers was released for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch on February 20, 2020 in Japan. It will be released on June 18, 2020 in Asia and South Korea.

— Famitsu