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GTA 5's Japanese debut was franchise's best to date

Grand Theft Auto 5's Japanese first-week sales were the best the franchise has experienced to date.

As previously reported, GTA 5 shifted 360,115 copies on PlayStation 3 and 26,612 copies on the Xbox 360 in its first week.

Drawing on Media Create data, Siliconera reports that it's the highest debut for a GTA game in Japan, with a sell-through of 85.71% on PS3 and 92.57% on Xbox 360.

2008’s Grand Theft Auto 4 sold 132,676 copies in its first week on PS3 (78.77% sell-through) and 33,648 copies on the Xbox 360 (62.80% sell-through). The best-selling debut for a GTA: Vice City in 2004, selling 246,000 copies on PS2.

GTA 5 is breaking sales records everywhere - and not just in games, but in entertainment media in general.

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Based in Australia and having come from a lengthy career in the Aussie games media, Brenna worked as VG247's remote Deputy Editor for several years, covering news and events from the other side of the planet to the rest of the team. After leaving VG247, Brenna retired from games media and crossed over to development, working as a writer on several video games.

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