Kingdom Hearts III was the first game in the series to top the UK retail chart. In Japan, it also came in first place. Thus, the game pushed the remake of Resident Evil 2 to second place in both tops.
Kingdom Hearts IIIKingdom Hearts III vs Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2 was number one on the UK chart for January 20-26. But the very next week, her retail sales dropped by 67%, and Kingdom Hearts III instantly beat her in the chart.
As for the Japanese sales of Resident Evil 2, they are almost three times lower than the level of Kindgom Hearts III. In Japan, the novelty from Capcom sold 252 thousand copies in a week, while Kingdom Hearts III sold 610 thousand copies.
Kingdom Hearts III vs Kingdom Hearts II
The third part of Kingdom Hearts has become the most successful British launch in the history of the franchise, writes Gamesindustry.biz . Its initial sales in the British retail exceeded the figures of Kindgom Hearts II, released on PS2 14 years ago.
In the Japanese market, sales of Kingdom Hearts III in the debut week were lower than its predecessor — 610 thousand copies against 727 thousand. But it is worth considering that there is no data on digital downloads of the third part yet (and Kingdom Hearts II was not sold digitally).
Kingdom Hearts IIIJapanese Retail Sales Chart for January 21-27
1. Kingdom Hearts III
2. Resident Evil 2
3. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
4. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
5. Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
6. Super Mario Party
7. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
8. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!/Eevee!
9. Minecraft
10. Splatoon 2
UK Retail Sales Chart for January 27 — February 2
1. Kingdom Hearts III
2. Resident Evil 2
3. Red Dead Redemption 2
4. FIFA 19
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
6. New Super Mario Bros U
7. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
8. Super Smash Bros Ultimate
9. Grand Theft Auto V
10. Spyro Reignited Trilogy
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