Konami released Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban in November 2020 in Japan. Now, the game recently reached 1.5 million units sold. [Thanks, Gamestalk.]
Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! is the latest entry in the board game-style game series and first one released in four years. Here’s how the game performed since its launch in Japan on November 19, 2020:
- 500,000 units as of November 24, 2020
- 750,000 units (total units sold) as of December 1, 2020
- 1,000,000 units (total units shipped) as of December 11, 2020
- 1,000,000 units (total units sold) as of December 21, 2020
- 1,500,000 units (total units shipped) as of December 24, 2020
- 1,500,000 units (total units sold) as of December 29, 2020
The Momotaro Dentetsu series was started in 1988 by creator Akira Sakuma and illustrator Takayuki Doi. Up until now, each game from the series has featured artwork by Doi. However, Sakuma revealed in 2019 that Doi would not be returning for the new game. At the time, Takayuki Doi had joined Bandai Namco to work on a similar sort of board game called Billion Road.
At this sales rate, Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban sales will likely pass 2 million units in January 2021. The previous title, Momotaro Dentatsu 2017: Tachiagare, Nippon! for the Nintendo 3DS, opened with over 130,000 units sold in December 2016.
Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! is immediately available for the Nintendo Switch in Japan.
