This represents my best effort to track down all the numbers possible. Most numbers are Japan, some are Asian, and a couple are worldwide. You can check sources if you want an idea of which is which. Reliable international numbers are hard to come by. The bestseller is Ryza, of course, with Sophie and Ryza 2 behind it.
We have no idea what digital sales are for many of these games. If Koei Tecmo reported it themselves, they don't make the distinction between physical and digital. If they did not report it, the sales are purely physical as that is what Media Create, Famitsu, and Dengeki track. Week 1 sales are exclusively physical, and it's usually not a full week of sales.
I need to be clear about something: there is a lot of missing info. If you tally up my numbers to a series total, you'll find that it's a million fewer than the actual number released by Koei Tecmo. This is the nature of relying on public numbers. It runs the gamut from JP physical only releases to worldwide totals. Apples to apples comparisons are pretty difficult.
Credits
- Media Create (most data)
- Chris1964 has provided much of this info
- Famitsu (Some older games, as well as data after Media Create stopped posting numbers)
- Dengeki (L&S first week)
- For the rest, it was from Koei Tecmo or media sources.
LTD (life to date) tends to mean that the game appeared in a Media Create Top 500/1000 list, so it really represents the last number I can find.
Grand totals are given at the end for convenience.
Exa Pico
Sys |
Title |
Week 1 |
LTD |
Combined |
[PS2] |
Ar Tonelico |
54,289 |
95,838 |
126,259 |
[PS2] |
Ar Tonelico the Best |
1,271 |
30,421 |
[PS2] |
Ar Tonelico 2 |
72,365 |
99,713 |
99,713 |
[PS3] |
Ar tonelico 3 |
81,633 |
109,274 |
113,105 |
[PS3] |
Ar tonelico 3 the best |
|
3,831 |
[PSV] |
Ciel nosurge |
33,324 |
48,153 |
71,460 |
[PSV] |
Ciel nosurge Re:Incarnation |
1,456 |
4,263 |
[PSV] |
Ciel nosurge Offline |
7,078 |
17,239 |
[NSW] |
Ciel nosurge DX |
1805 |
|
[PS3] |
Ar nosurge |
27,037 |
43,566 |
69,423 |
[PSV] |
Ar nosurge Plus |
9,240 |
21,863 |
[PS4] |
Ar nosurge DX |
2008 |
|
[NSW] |
Ar nosurge DX |
1986 |
|
Nights of Azure
Sys |
Title |
Week 1 |
LTD |
[PSV] |
Nights of Azure |
32,904 |
150,000 |
[PS3] |
Nights of Azure |
10,416 |
[PS4] |
Nights of Azure |
35,907 |
[PSV] |
Nights of Azure 2 |
7,618 |
80,000 |
[NSW] |
Nights of Azure 2 |
4,463 |
[PS4] |
Nights of Azure 2 |
18,207 |
Blue Reflection
Sys |
Title |
Week 1 |
LTD |
[PS4] |
Blue Reflection |
34,592 |
80,000 |
[PSV] |
Blue Reflection |
13,850 |
[PS4] |
Blue Reflection Tie |
14,048 |
120,000 |
[NSW] |
Blue Reflection Tie |
8,380 |
Other Gust Games
Sys |
Title |
Week 1 |
LTD |
Combined |
[PS1] |
Falcata |
9,632 |
|
|
[PS1] |
Noir Yeux Noire Cielgris Fantasm |
21,464 |
|
|
[PS1] |
Welcome House |
7,802 |
|
|
[PS1] |
Meru Purana |
3,996 |
|
|
[PS2] |
Hresvelgr |
10,866 |
|
|
[PS2] |
Taishou Mononoke Ibunroku |
6,373 |
|
|
[NSW] |
Fairy Tail |
15,447 |
|
310,000 |
[PS4] |
Fairy Tail |
13,236 |
|
Main Atelier
Sys |
Title |
Week 1 |
LTD |
Combined |
[PS1] |
Atelier Marie |
80,354 |
212,307 |
282,282 |
[SAT] |
Atelier Marie |
27,321 |
|
[PS1] |
Atelier Marie Plus |
27,175 |
42,654 |
[PS1] |
Atelier Elie |
80,118 |
161,351 |
|
[PS2] |
Atelier Lilie |
47,377 |
90,203 |
93,858 |
[PS2] |
Atelier Lilie Plus |
3,655 |
3,655 |
[PS2] |
Atelier Judie |
38,007 |
66,925 |
89,312 |
[PSP] |
Atelier Judie |
8,986 |
22,387 |
[PS2] |
Atelier Viorate |
33,333 |
58,566 |
75,187 |
[PSP] |
Atelier Viorate |
5,564 |
16,621 |
[PS2] |
Atelier Iris |
44,760 |
80,969 |
80,969 |
[PS2] |
Atelier Iris 2 |
36,642 |
57,642 |
57,642 |
[PS2] |
Atelier Iris 3 |
24,853 |
45,418 |
45,418 |
[PS2] |
Mana Khemia |
21,000 |
38,795 |
65,738 |
[PSP] |
Mana Khemia |
12,113 |
26,943 |
[PS2] |
Mana Khemia 2 |
26,431 |
42,598 |
58,143 |
[PSP] |
Mana Khemia 2 |
7,010 |
15,545 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Rorona |
43,243 |
82,404 |
183,886 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Rorona the Best |
3,549 |
10,057 |
[PS3] |
New Atelier Rorona |
14,060 |
27,033 |
[PSV] |
New Atelier Rorona |
17,536 |
46,692 |
[3DS] |
New Atelier Rorona |
8,352 |
17,700 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Totori |
53,871 |
104,711 |
208,835 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Totori the Best |
4,660 |
28,437 |
[PSV] |
Atelier Totori Plus |
27,651 |
75,687 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Meruru |
82,585 |
142,916 |
212,766 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Meruru the Best |
2,111 |
12,856 |
[PSV] |
Atelier Meruru Plus |
25,095 |
56,994 |
[PS4] |
Atelier Arland DX |
5,341 |
8,520 |
15,046 |
[NSW] |
Atelier Arland DX |
2,497 |
6,526 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Ayesha |
75,874 |
120,000 |
156,423 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Ayesha Gust Best Price |
491 |
3,191 |
[PSV] |
Atelier Ayesha Plus |
11,663 |
33,232 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Escha & Logy |
57,550 |
100,000 |
136,754 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Escha & Logy the Best |
1,185 |
6,042 |
[PSV] |
Atelier Escha & Logy Plus |
15,778 |
30,712 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Shallie |
43,744 |
80,000 |
112,763 |
[PSV] |
Atelier Shallie Plus |
19,693 |
32,763 |
[NSW] |
Atelier Dusk DX |
|
6,912 |
14,395 |
[PS4] |
Atelier Dusk DX |
|
7,483 |
[PS4] |
Atelier Sophie |
30,759 |
400,000 |
400,000 |
[PSV] |
Atelier Sophie |
25,805 |
[PS3] |
Atelier Sophie |
11,542 |
[PS4] |
Atelier Firis |
27,372 |
35,961 |
58,438 |
[PSV] |
Atelier Firis |
16,153 |
23,477 |
[PS4] |
Atelier Lydie & Suelle |
22,681 |
180,000 |
180,000 |
[PSV] |
Atelier Lydie & Suelle |
7,806 |
[NSW] |
Atelier Lydie & Suelle |
6,684 |
[NSW] |
Atelier Mysterious DX |
6,022 |
|
9,096 |
[PS4] |
Atelier Mysterious DX |
3,074 |
|
[PS4] |
Atelier Lulua |
27,734 |
41,208 |
63,238 |
[NSW] |
Atelier Lulua |
12,473 |
22,030 |
[PS4] |
Atelier Ryza |
53,428 |
500,000 |
500,000 |
[NSW] |
Atelier Ryza |
25,538 |
[PS4] |
Atelier Ryza 2 |
43,987 |
360,000 |
360,000 |
[NSW] |
Atelier Ryza 2 |
30,643 |
[PS4] |
Atelier Sophie 2 |
22,104 |
200,000 |
200,000 |
[NSW] |
Atelier Sophie 2 |
18,912 |
Atelier Spinoffs
Sys |
Title |
Week 1 |
LTD |
Combined |
[WS] |
Atelier Marie / Elie |
5,106 |
|
|
[GB] |
Atelier Marie / Elie GB (Combines both?) |
21,369 |
59,226 |
|
[GBA] |
Atelier Marie, Elie and Anis |
9,470 |
12,900 |
|
[GBA] |
Atelier Marie, Elie and Anis Banpresto the Best |
3,000 |
|
|
[PS2] |
Atelier Marie + Elie |
5,747 |
|
|
[DC] |
Atelier Marie / Elie |
2,892 |
|
|
[DS] |
Atelier Lise |
21,739 |
40,542 |
|
[DS] |
Atelier Annie |
14,549 |
29,746 |
|
[DS] |
Atelier Lina |
9,041 |
22,075 |
|
[PSP] |
Atelier Elkrone |
8,012 |
12,618 |
|
[NSW] |
Nelke |
|
14,578 |
48,296 |
[PS4] |
Nelke |
|
26,651 |
[PSV] |
Nelke |
|
7,067 |
Grand Totals
Title |
Total |
Ar tonelico |
339,077 |
Surge Concerto |
140,883 |
EXA_PICO |
479,960 |
Nights of Azure |
230,000 |
Blue Reflection |
200,000 |
Salburg |
537,491 |
Gramnad |
164,499 |
Iris |
184,029 |
Mana Khemia |
123,881 |
Arland |
683,771 |
Dusk |
420,335 |
Mysterious |
847,534 |
Ryza |
1,000,000 |
DS Trilogy |
92,363 |
Other Spinoffs |
149,785 |
Atelier Series |
5,200,000 |