Metal Gear Survive Finally Dethrones Monster Hunter World on PS4 Digital Sales Ranking in Japan

Giuseppe Nelva March 3, 2018 2:23 PM EST

While Metal Gear Survive did not show a stellar performance in Japan at retail, it managed to surpass Monster Hunter World in digital sales.

Sony Interactive Entertainment released its sales charts for the week February 19th and February 25th in Japan, and it’s a rather interesting week due to quite a few debuts on Sony’s console.

You can check out the full ranking below.

Metal Gear Survive Monster Hunter World Girl Und Panzer Dream Tank Match NieR: Automata Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Secret of Mana Battlefield 1 Revolution Dynasty Warriors 9 Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles Undertale Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition Need for Speed Payback ABZU Shadow of the Colossus Dragon Ball FighterZ Overwatch Game of the Year Edition FIFA 18 Dragon Quest III

Konami’s Metal Gear Survive came quite far from dethroning Monster Hunter World at retail, as announced earlier this week by Media Create. Yet, looks like the online nature of the title did the trick for digital sales, as the post-Kojima game managed to grab the first place, pushing back Capcom’s behemoth for the first week after four of uncontested domination.

Girl Und Panzer Dream Tank Match performed rather well in the digital marketplace as well, after impressing at retail.

Yoko Taro’s NieR: Automata returned near the top of the chart thanks to a 50% discount enacted to celebrate the game’s first anniversary, and Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal completes the top-five.

Secret of Mana didn’t manage to stay on the top-five in its second week on the digital shelves, but it’s worth mentioning that it did come first again among PS Vita games.