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Catherine Sold 200,000 In One Week, According To Cake

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by Joe Juba on August 04, 2011 at 12:13 PM

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Announcing sales numbers through press releases is boring. When it comes to Catherine, Atlus has decided to use a different info delivery method: cake.

We already knew that Catherine was the best launch ever for Atlus, but we didn't have hard numbers. According to the picture below (tweeted by AtlusUSA), Catherine sold over 200,000 copies in its first week. That even beats out Demon's Souls, which debuted with 150,000 units during its first month on the NPD charts.

You can read our review of Catherine here, or read an editorial that discusses the game's breed of difficulty here. Unfortunately, I can't give you a link that leads to you eating an actual piece of this delicious-looking cake (click to enlarge):

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Filed under: News, Atlus, sales, Cake, Catherine

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by Madd0x Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:17 PM

wow...just wow
by Joshua Bowers Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:18 PM

Cool but i will never be getting this game. Too sexual for me
by Vurtax Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:19 PM

Using this as proof, I will say that even in today's video game market which we all believed has matured greatly over the past decade; sex still sells and for this unproven IP it sells well.
by System of a Down Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:19 PM

The cake is a lie.
by michael morrison Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:19 PM

Congrats! I enjoy seeing games like this selling so well here in the US. I wonder what nintendo thinks about it? I didn't pick up Catherine but I know dark souls (different publisher i know but its still a style of game the states doesn't usually see) is a definite buy so I hope it does just as well!
by Cody Gilley Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:22 PM

I am really liking the game so far. It is a different change of pace from the norm.
by Thisismyname23 Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:26 PM

The Cake is a lie!!!!! Sorry, I had to do it.
by ThatGuyJB Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:27 PM

Hey GI, how bout every time there is news from now on, you say "According to Cake". Don't take that the wrong way. Seriously.
by shizno897 Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:30 PM

The cake is a l- **BRAAAHHHH** not fast enough
by The guy who is meh Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:31 PM

I'm glad. Catherine looks like an interestng game. I do find it quite odd that there are sheep men falling on to her boobs though. (Also I kind of like the 360 cover image I'm more of an butt guy.)
by Jetsam Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:34 PM

Cake > charts/congratulatory letter
by duraigo Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:39 PM

Cake, boobies, videogames; what more could someone need.
by Kyledk05 Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:45 PM

Awesome, it absolutely deserves the sales. I literally just beat the game a few minutes ago. It's definitely one of my favorite games this gen. It was kind of surprising to see how maturely sexuality was handled in Catherine, especially considering the raunchy advertising. The developers should be really proud of this one.
by XxRaz0rBlad3xX Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:56 PM

That's awesome! Now I must go get some cake! lol
by Algebraic Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:56 PM

Didn't know that there were so many Japanophiles in America...
by batchick21 Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:58 PM

That's awesome, congrats to Atlus! Catherine is truly a game worth checking out, never had so much fun w/ a puzzle game before. Hopefully there'll be a Catherine 2 :)
by Stonecutters908 Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 12:59 PM

I hope companies like Nintendo of American sit up and take notice that if marketed properly Americans will buy games that this. So yeah, release the Last Story and Xenoblade over here already you bums!
by Chaos is Beauty Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 01:02 PM

well, cakes never lied to me before
by Colton Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 01:08 PM

Sorry I wasn't a purchaser of a glorified tower climbing game...
by Tristan Thursday, August 04, 2011 at 01:10 PM

This game has much more to it then just sex, it explores the psyche of a young man while he deals with his issues in regards to sexuality. Its not some leisure suit larry game. I personally hope we get more games like this one. The fact that it sold so well shows people are recognizing it as something more then a cheap thrill.