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MGSV: The Phantom Pain among Japan’s best selling games of 2015, over 650k copies sold

Gaming forum NeoGAF has published a list with last year’s best selling games in Japan, with data collected by Famitsu between December 29, 2014 and December 27, 2015. As you can see, two versions of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain are on the list: the PS4 version at number 15 with 421.743 copies sold, and the PS3 version at number 26 with 234.064 copies sold.

01. [3DS] Monster Hunter X # (Capcom) {2015.11.28} (¥6.264) – 2.441.977
02. [3DS] Yo-Kai Watch Busters: Red Cat Team / White Dog Squad (Level 5) {2015.07.11} (¥4.968) – 1.965.202
03. [3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) – 1.282.880
04. [WIU] Splatoon (Nintendo) {2015.05.28} (¥6.156) – 1.064.897
05. [3DS] Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix) {2015.08.27} (¥6.458) – 864.865
06. [WIU] Super Mario Maker # (Nintendo) {2015.09.10} (¥6.156) – 674.194
07. [3DS] Monster Strike (Mixi) {2015.12.17} (¥4.860) – 636.709
08. [3DS] Yo-kai Watch 2: Shin Uchi (Level 5) {2014.12.13} (¥4.968) – 625.223 / 2.632.550
09. [3DS] Rhythm Heaven: The Best+ (Nintendo) {2015.06.11} (¥5.076) – 607.343
10. [3DS] Fire Emblem Fates: Black Kingdom / White Kingdom # (Nintendo) {2015.06.25} (¥5.076) – 538.669
11. [PSV] Minecraft: PlayStation Vita Edition (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.19} (¥2.592) – 478.478
12. [3DS] Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire # (Pokemon Co.) {2014.11.21} (¥4.937) – 457.879 / 2.922.729
13. [PS3] Dragon Quest Heroes (Square Enix) {2015.02.26} (¥7.344) – 456.357
14. [3DS] The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D # (Nintendo) {2015.02.14} (¥5.076) – 448.258
15. [PS4] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain # (Konami) {2015.09.02} (¥9.072) – 421.743
16. [PS3] Tales of Zestiria (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.01.22} (¥8.715) – 369.162
17. [3DS] Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (Nintendo) {2014.09.13} (¥5.616) – 347.455 / 2.413.477
18. [PSV] God Eater 2: Rage Burst (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.02.19} (¥6.145) – 342.983
19. [WIU] Mario Kart 8 # (Nintendo) {2014.05.29} (¥6.156) – 328.972 / 1.171.025
20. [PS4] Dragon Quest Heroes # (Square Enix) {2015.02.26} (¥8.424) – 325.778
21. [3DS] Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (GungHo Online Entertainment) {2015.04.29} (¥4.320) – 325.611
22. [3DS] Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon (Pokemon Co.) {2015.09.17} (¥5.076) – 290.190
23. [PS4] Call of Duty: Black Ops III # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.11.06} (¥8.532) – 274.270
24. [3DS] Disney Magic World 2 # (Bandai Namco Games) {2015.11.05} (¥6.145) – 247.617
25. [PS3] Yakuza 0 (Sega) {2015.03.12} (¥8.845) – 242.761
26. [PS3] Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain # (Konami) {2015.09.02} (¥9.072) – 234.064
27. [WIU] Super Smash Bros. for Wii U # (Nintendo) {2014.12.06} (¥7.776) – 224.920 / 703.286
28. [3DS] Style Savvy 2: Fashion Forward (Nintendo) {2015.04.16} (¥5.076) – 218.490
29. [PS4] Bloodborne # (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2015.03.26} (¥7.452) – 209.538
30. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 195.655 / 4.445.087

In total, the two versions sold 655.807. Keep in mind that digital downloads are not included.

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To see the full list, follow the links in the source section.

Source: NeoGAF, via Nintendo Everything

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