Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX released in Japan on March 14, 2013. 4Gamer.net have revealed that between March 14 and March 17, the game sold 128,414 copies. For the week between March 11 to March 17 in Japan, this placed HD 1.5 ReMIX in 2nd place, just behind Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment. 4Gamer.net also posted their reader reviews score for the title-- 90/100!
Famitsu's own sales estimates for the March 11 to March 17 week have also appeared online, giving slightly different numbers for HD 1.5 ReMIX. Famitsu places the weeks sales at 131,940 copies, making HD 1.5 ReMIX the top-selling game of the week! Either way, these are very good numbers for a HD collection in Japan. We have collected the first week sales of various PlayStation 3 HD collections in Japan below, for comparison:
304,073 - Monster Hunter Portable 3rd HD Ver.
128,414 - Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX
89,112 - The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection
59,060 - Metal Gear Solid HD Edition
44,221 - Devil May Cry HD Collection
43,265 - Zone of the Enders HD Collection
39,900 - Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition
13,064 - God of War Collection
7,280 - Silent Hill HD Collection
6,404 - Ratchet & Clank Collection
5,542 - God of War: Origins Collection
As you can see, Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX is off to a great start in Japan. In fact, as far as we can tell, this is the second-fastest selling HD remaster in Japan of all time. Congratulations to the Kingdom Hearts series!
Update: Sales information for the second week of HD 1.5 ReMIX's release (from March 18 to March 24, 2013) have been released. Media Create has the amount at 29,401 copies, for a total of 157,815 copies so far; while Famitsu has the amount at 31,481 copies, for a total of 163,421 copies so far.
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