The Last of Us Debuts at the Top of the Charts in Japan

Just because a game is a hit in North America, that doesn’t mean it will find a significant audience in other territories. Call of Duty is the hottest piece of gaming software in these parts, but the whole machismo, military shooter thing just isn’t what people are looking for in Asia. However, it looks as if Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us struck some sort of chord with the Land of the Rising Sun, as it’s debuted in the number one spot this week.

NeoGaf has posted the Media Create Sales for the week of June 17, and according to the numbers, The Last of Us pushed a little more than 117,000 units since launching on the PlayStation 3 in Japan. That’s an impressive figure, and more than double the sales of any other current game on the list. Uncharted 3 had just a slightly better start in Japan, but still, for a Western game that launched in the summer, The Last of Us is in a good spot.

The full list can be seen below:

01./00. [PS3] The Last of Us <ADV> (Sony Computer Entertainment) {2013.06.20} (¥5.980) – 117.465 / NEW
02./01. [3DS] Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.06.13} (¥4.800) – 42.247 / 146.816 (-60%)
03./02. [3DS] Friend Collection: New Life # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2013.04.18} (¥4.800) – 34.286 / 1.167.532 (-19%)
04./00. [PSV] Kami Jigen Idol Neptune PP # <ACT> (Compile Heart) {2013.06.20} (¥6.279) – 29.933 / NEW
05./00. [3DS] Kuma-Tomo <ETC> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.06.20} (¥4.980) – 12.705 / NEW
06./05. [3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) – 12.491 / 3.290.847 (-15%)
07./04. [3DS] Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon <ACT> (Nintendo) {2013.03.20} (¥4.800) – 11.859 / 793.519 (-21%)
08./00. [3DS] Sayonara Umihara Kawase <ACT> (Agatsuma Entertainment) {2013.06.20} (¥4.980) – 11.058 / NEW
09./00. [PSP] Storm Lover 2nd # <ADV> (D3 Publisher) {2013.06.20} (¥6.090) – 10.001 / NEW
10./00. [PSP] Ro-Kyu-Bu! Lost Secret <ADV> (Kadokawa Games) {2013.06.20} (¥6.090) – 9.282 / NEW
11./08. [PS3] Terraria <ADV> (Spike Chunsoft) {2013.05.23} (¥4.179) – 5.192 / 47.741 (-21%)
12./06. [PS3] Resident Evil: Revelations <ADV> (Capcom) {2013.05.23} (¥4.990) – 4.948 / 165.068 (-49%)
13./11. [WII] Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Super Deluxe Edition # <ACT> (Bandai Namco Games) {2012.11.29} (¥5.040) – 4.723 / 502.150 (+2%)
14./00. [PSV] Winning Post 7 2013 <SLG> (Koei Tecmo) {2013.06.20} (¥6.090) – 4.413 / NEW
15./03. [3DS] Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter: Albatross no Tsubasa <RPG> (Square Enix) {2013.06.13} (¥5.490) – 4.079 / 22.004 (-77%)
16./10. [3DS] Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission <TBL> (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.02.28} (¥5.800) – 3.957 / 212.273 (-16%)
17./07. [3DS] Shin Megami Tensei IV # <RPG> (Atlus) {2013.05.23} (¥6.980) – 3.898 / 245.568 (-57%)
18./13. [3DS] Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (Best Price!) <ACT> (Capcom) {2012.11.15} (¥3.800) – 3.684 / 323.656 (+6%)
19./12. [3DS] New Super Mario Bros. 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2012.07.28} (¥4.800) – 3.191 / 2.046.263 (-11%)
20./14. [3DS] Mario Kart 7 <RCE> (Nintendo) {2011.12.01} (¥4.800) – 3.122 / 2.067.213 (-8%)