Atlus has released the Japanese opening week sales numbers for their Persona fighting game, Persona 4: Arena. The game sold 128,485 copies on the Playstation 3, and 9,801 on the Xbox 360, for a total of 138,286.
Now, you might not find this particularly interesting, “So it sold 140k. Big deal!” you say. Well, here’s the interesting bit, Siliconera compared Persona 4: Arena’s first week sales to a number of highly popular fighting game giants, and found that they were somewhat greater than any of them. The games Persona 4: Arena was compared to are; Street Fighter IV, Super Street Fighter IV, BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, and Tekken 6. You can look at a comparison below.
| Game | PS3 | 360 | Total |
| Persona 4: Arena | 128,485 | 9,801 | 138,286 |
| Street Fighter IV | 86,075 | 37,782 | 123,857 |
| Super Street Fighter IV | 80,882 | 28,454 | 109,336 |
| BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger | 33,768 | 24,812 | 58,580 |
| BlazBlue: Continuum Shift | 49,871 | 16,184 | 66,055 |
| Tekken 6 | 103,105 | 23,261 | 126,366 |
Persona 4: Arena releases in North America on August 7th for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
