JoJo ASB to become best selling fighting game in past 5 years

Last year, Beast Note said P4U (Persona 4 Arena) will become one of the biggest impacts of JFGC, it did. But this year, something will beat it.



We can say with confidence that JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle that is coming on August 29 will become the new best selling (conventional) fighting game in the past 5 years.

Main reason is JoJo's popularity in Japan. It's one of the longest (since 1987) popular manga and is still ongoing (108 volumes as of now). Most people in Japan know it. There're also a lot of female fans. A 26-episode anime was aired between October 2012 to April 2013. The game itself is top of Amazon Japan's best selling chart for more than a month.

We think that JoJo ASB will easily sell over 100,000 copies in its first week and top P4U. The real question is will it top Dissidia Final Fantasy?

Top 10 first week sales of fighting games between 2008-2013 in Japan by Media Create

1. [PSP] Dissidia Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {2009.12.18} - 489,100 | NEW
2. [PSP] Dissidia: 012 (Duodecim) Final Fantasy (Square Enix) {2011.03.03} - 286,117 / NEW
3. [PS3] Persona 4: Arena (Atlus) {2012.07.26} - 128,485 / NEW 
4. [PS3] Tekken 6 (Namco Bandai) {2009.10.29} - 103,105 / NEW
5. [PS3] Naruto Shippuden: Narutimate Storm 3 (Bandai Namco Games) {2013.04.18} - 87,661 / NEW
6. [PS3] Street Fighter IV (Capcom) {2009.02.12} - 86,000 / NEW
7. [PS2] Fate/Unlimited Codes (Capcom) {2008.12.18} - 82,900 | NEW
8. [PS3] Super Street Fighter IV (Capcom) {2010.04.28} - 80,882 / NEW 
9. [PSP] Naruto: Shippuden Narutimate Accel 3 (Namco Bandai) {2009.12.10} - 76,596 / NEW
10. [PSP] Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A's Portable: The Battle of Aces (Namco Bandai) {2010.01.21} - 76,088 / NEW