Death Stranding is already off to a strong start in Japan according to its launch week sales. With 185,909 copies sold, Kojima?s latest counts as the biggest retail launch for a new IP in Japan this console generation. Data suggests it?s also the best-selling new IP release in the region since Dark Souls? first outing in 2011.
These details come courtesy of Game Data Library on Twitter, which tracks Japanese game sales. In a brief Twitter thread, Game Data Library outlined Death Stranding?s early achievements. The thread begins with the following tweet:

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