It seems that the latest Shift Up effort is achieving considerable success: in addition to reports that speak of a million copies sold by Stellar Blade in just 24 hours , the adventure starring Eve is currently sold out in numerous Japanese stores, resulting in almost unobtainable.
Stellar Blade in the physical version sold like hotcakes on Japanese soil, forcing some stores with copies still available to limit the purchase of the game to a single copy per user in order to meet the needs of as many consumers as possible. ” I saw Stellar Blade sold out in several stores here in Tokyo: I took a photo of a Bic Camera retailer near Chiba where it is no longer possible to buy a copy, at least until yesterday. This is a very rare case, it seems to have been a big success here in Japan ,” Serkan Toto , CEO of consultancy Kantan Games , says in a post on Twitter/X .
Even the well-known insider Genki reports a similar situation in another Bic Camera located in Akihabara: ” Here people are limited to purchasing only one copy per person for Stellar Blade, it will be very interesting to see how sales in physical format will go as soon as data available .” Stellar Blade currently has the highest user rating of 2024 on Metacritic , an average of 93 based on over 4000 reviews. In short, Eve seems to have won the hearts of players all over the world