{"id":46213,"date":"2025-03-28T11:39:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T02:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=46213"},"modified":"2025-03-28T18:21:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T09:21:23","slug":"overtaking-monster-hunter-wilds-and-assassins-creed-shadows-atelier-yumia-was-the-best-selling-steam-game-in-japan-last-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/overtaking-monster-hunter-wilds-and-assassins-creed-shadows-atelier-yumia-was-the-best-selling-steam-game-in-japan-last-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Overtaking Monster Hunter Wilds and Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows, Atelier Yumia was the best-selling Steam game in Japan last week\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Update (2025\/05\/28 at 18:14 JST)<\/strong>: Koei Tecmo has <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/koeitecmoeurope\/status\/1905538267723817414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> that Atelier Yumia has sold over 300,000 units worldwide as of March 28, making it the fastest-selling game in the Atelier series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following its launch on March 21, Koei Tecmo\u2019s new RPG<strong> Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories &amp; the Envisioned Land <\/strong>shot up to number 1 in Steam\u2019s weekly best-seller ranking in Japan (as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/jp.ign.com\/steam\/78840\/news\/steam1-271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IGN Japan<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to last week, Capcom\u2019s Monster Hunter Wilds had been dominating the top spot in the Japan charts for seven consecutive weeks. This time, it fell to second place in favor of the new Atelier game. Meanwhile, Ubisoft\u2019s Assassins Creed Shadows, which launched on March 20, was at number 5.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories &amp; the Envisioned Land - Launch Trailer | PS5 &amp; PS4 Games\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y7xkWwps1iY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The top 10 best-selling titles between March 18 and 25 were as follows:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories &amp; the Envisioned Land&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Monster Hunter Wilds&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Overwatch 2&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Street Fighter 6&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Shadows&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apex Legends&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>BLEACH: Rebirth of Souls&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Throne and Liberty&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cyberpunk 2077&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elden Ring&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>While Atelier Yumia\u2019s reviews on Steam have been mixed so far (with users primarily voicing dissatisfaction with how the PC port has been optimized), the game has broken the Atelier franchise\u2019s all-time concurrent player peak by a large margin, gaining a 14,067-player count (<a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/3123410\/charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SteamDB<\/a>). The PS5 version has also been received well, with a Metascore of 81.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"744\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1333px) 100vw, 1333px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250328-46213-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250328-46213-001.jpg 1333w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250328-46213-001-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/20250328-46213-001-768x429.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to issues raised by players, Koei Tecmo has <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/3123410\/view\/525338287596896583?l=english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> a series of updates to Atelier Yumia in the near future, including <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/atelier-yumia-demo-motion-sickness-inducing-camera-effects-to-be-patched-out-in-full-release-says-koei-tecmo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">specific fixes related to camera behavior<\/a>, improved usability, and additional optimization across all platforms. This will hopefully resolve some of the problems that players are having.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories &amp; the Envisioned Land is out now for <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10012240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PS4\/PS5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/games\/store\/atelier-yumia-the-alchemist-of-memories-the-envisioned-land\/9n4fs4147vt1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/atelier-yumia-the-alchemist-of-memories-and-the-envisioned-land-switch\/?srsltid=AfmBOoo1ySVBHyzvwDIbHF9DpbskZ70XS7_j9iiUBjmKqRxvnjsvALaK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nintendo Switch<\/a> and PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3123410\/Atelier_Yumia_The_Alchemist_of_Memories__the_Envisioned_Land\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/atelier-yumias-development-scale-was-the-largest-in-the-franchises-history-according-to-koei-tecmo\/\">Atelier Yumia\u2019s development scale was the largest in the franchise\u2019s history, according to Koei Tecmo&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Koei Tecmo&#8217;s Atelier Yumia shot up to number 1 on Japan&#8217;s weekly Steam charts, ending Monster Hunter Wilds&#8217; seven-week streak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":46218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-46213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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