According to the latest figures by Famitsu.com, SFV for the PS4 has sold a total of 65,159 copies after a month into its release, falling short of Vanilla SFIV's launch week sales of 80,103 back with the PS3.
It also means SFV has sold 18,323 copies after its launch week sales of 46,836 (including limited editions).
Famitsu hasn't disclosed digital sales figures for SFV, which should bring bring its monthly sales total closer to Vanilla SFIV's launch week figures.
About Digital sales in Japan:
Digital sales in Japan can vary greatly depending on how hardcore the game is; for an average game it typically accounts for around 5% of total sales. Overseas-style games like
Bloodborne and the
Tom Clancy series typically have high digital sales percentage that sometimes break over 15%. Casual and bishounen games on the other hand tend to have extremely low figures around 1-3%. Otaku-centric games like
Steins Gate Zero can be around 10%.
Examples of digital sales percentage on launch week for fighting/competitive games released in 2015: Blazblue Chronophantasma EX - 6% (PS3), Gundam Extreme VS-Force - 5% (PSV), Super Smash Bros - 8% (Dec 2014, WiiU), Splatoon - 5% (WiiU), DragonBallZ Extreme Budouden - 3% (3DS).
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