Catherine tops 500,000 units sold

Bravo Atlus. You more than deserved this. This game is nothing short of a work of art.

This game is amazing. If you're looking for something original or unique this is the way to go.

That giant butt is having an orgasm

I for one enjoyed the game, Congrats to Atlus

Actually it's less than I expected. Probably next Persona game will do much better than Catherine

@ every1 who is saying the game is pervy Shut up! There's no nudity in the game if u bought it in the states. Catherine is a brilliant game! I dont use the word brilliant often so when i say it i mean it. Idc wut any1 says, Catherine is my GOTY so far! This game is by far the best i've played this year (i said that i've played so dont hate, say im buggin & then start naming games in ur guy's opinion is better than Catherine). I dont think Catherine will get GOTY because of all the hype that Skyrim is getting (& by the looks of it deservedly so). But if Catherine isnt even nominated, then every1 in the gaming business who has a say in wut the finalist should b 4 GOTY didnt do their job & slept on a GREAT game. Congrats Atlus! U definately have a gem on ur hands. Keep up the good work!

to those who think the game is pervy - there is no nudity like western games like god of war and heavy rain for example that they decided to market the game heavily on it is one thing - but dont judge a book by its cover

500,000 people ruined their reputation.

A lot can be learnt from this piece of art. Because thematic wise it's certainly stepping in new territory for gaming.

Hmmm... looks a bit.... pervy no?

@mdchapel9 I say its much better to get an unique game that you will thoroughly enjoy than get drunk and have a stupid hangover and all that crap next morning :P @Son_of_Bmore Who cares,both are FPS games made by two greedy corporations that dont care about gaming at all.This is a real game,made by ppl who actually have a desire to innovate,to be creative with their games,not just rip us off with multiple methods.

im european and bought it at release from canada i hate hard games so i was a lil scared but u can put very easy cheat, and trust me after playing easy u have by then learned enough so normal is a breeze too - it was for me the stuff u unlock are very hard though the game is simply awesome and its great with something fresh - im picky about puzzle games but this one did work for me also - there are 7 endings - do not play the game just once or twice and get the 2 bad ones - this is a game that deserves to have all endings seen since it made me love the game even more!!! the characters are likable and not the typical 17 year old lil blond guy id love to see some of the characters again actually - especially orlando:P the cutscenes are awesome and the toilet scenes hilarious

Awesome! Congrats to Atlus for bringing something unique to the game (as we all know they're good at doing) and 'kudos' gamers that contributed to those kick-ass sales numbers (I hope to be one by the year's end). The deserve every penny of it! There needs to be FAR more true mature titles like this (as too w/ Heavy Rain)....keep 'em coming! A many 'big boy' publisher/devs could stand to take some notes on how you can make success even out of 'niche' titles, if they're given the proper light to shine and have faith in its success (*I'm looking at YOU, Capcom* & shoddy LACK advertising for AAI). With the exception of Sony, every other one act like they scared to take a chance on less 'mainstream' titles....

@Son_of_Bmore MW and BF have two small things called "Hype", which means people will blindly buy like a horde of worshippers. Catherine didn't had that, so it's a great milestone for a game that decided, DAN DAN DAAAAAN, innovate. Y'know? Not just update graphics?

Great News!! Congrats Atlus!! I have my paid for copy!

Cool but MW & BF had that many preorders yesterday

Also, this game was incredibly easy. If you use the Super Easy mode code then you can blaze through each puzzle within seconds or minutes at most.

This is my pick for GOTY. Runner ups would be Deus Ex: Human Revolution, L.A. Noire, Portal 2, Dragon Age II, Resistance 3 and Uncharted 3.

The story and style interest me but I don't like puzzle games all that much and the difficulty looks nerve racking.

Was worth the US to EU import, all I have to say. Congratulations.

Awesome, awesome game. It was one of the best I played this year.

Decent numbers for a new IP but still very disappointing since the game was amazing. I got my copy so at least I showed support for something new and I still play the game to this day, it is terrific.

come on i am dying to get this game goddamit EU late release :(

this really is a testament to word-of-mouth about this game! I know it's on my Wish List, but it is still coming in 'new' at over $50...

Good, it deserves to have sold that many.

@majere613 True, but if it's coming over here, I'd rather have the version that'll be over here. Sometimes imports screw things up. For example DLC. I need a US PSN account in order to download DLC for it, and also a US credit card/PSN voucher. As the DLC from the UK PSN does not work on US games (I tried when the first BlazBlue game came out, and had to buy a UK one to get the DLC. Had to start again as the US save didn't work on my new UK game. Also same thing with Rock Band.). Same thing with Dead Space 2, there's even a glitch where you have to get a US game save of Dead Space 1 on some versions of Dead Space 2 in order to get the refurbished plasma cutter. So I'll just have to be patient, no matter how it sucks ¬_¬.

Erm, just a reminder that since Catherine is a Ps3 game, (therefore region free) the US version runs just fine on an EU Ps3. On eBay right now from about £35.

Still waiting for the damn EU release.

I'll get in Christmas but, since I saw the cover months ago, I knew it'd be a hit

This is one of the games that I am actually pleased about selling well. Atlus put a different perspective on the adventure and platforming genres.

congratulations Atlus! you just punched the naysayers of niche titles right in the.......stomach.

I'll get mine someday...

I cannot believe we're having to wait until next year for this, it's back to the PS2 horror decade were we had to wait 1-3 years to even get the big titles like the US and Japan had ¬_¬. I hate being a gamer in the UK, we always get screwed (okay, one or two times we get it okay but that's a rarity). Like with games coming late, not getting the limited edition, or them not coming out at all ¬_¬. I swear I'm gonna learn Japanese for all those awesome games I've been missing out on.

was there any need to delay European version ? next time please release the game in time i am dying to play it

And the numbers will continue to rise. Looking forward to getting my hands on this game.

seemed lower than i expected. I guess the gameplay doesn't suit everyone

Deserved, it was a great ride.

I still haven't finished it. XD I refuse to turn down the difficulty even though I haven't played many puzzle games before.

I havent played this yet but I really want to. I have been saving money and trying not to buy too many games at once but I will definatly for sure be buying this (new) before the end of the year. Even though I haven't played this its great to hear a game that tried something new and different has been a success.

@wenisman Atlus didn't publish Dark Souls Namco Bandai did. However, I agree that Atlus is an awesome company and their games are really awesome. Heres looking forward to Persona 5!

Could Catherine surprise everyone and get some Game of the Year prizes?:) Kudos to Atlus, this is a great game.

I love how a game so niche outsold Resistance 3 by more than double. I understand the whole "well, it was on two platforms instead of one" argument, but it really doesn't apply here. The fact Catherine outsold it on one platform is amazing. I love Insomniac, and I own all of their PS3 games, but they definitely cheaped out on the R3 ending. This was karma.

Great! I hope they are working on P5 now :D

It's to good see Atlus' first internally developed HD game has been a success. But I hope people have been buying it because of how legitimately good it is and not because they see the box and believe it's a porn game.

Atlus, specifically the Persona team, deserves every bit of this.

so glad the game is doing well. Catherine deserves that success. It's the first game I've played that have a really 'universal' feel, its story translates flawlessly across cultures. Here's hoping for more unique gems from Atlus!

helldews indeed but seeing this gives me hope that one day games like this and more Japanese developers will put a end to this fps crazy world

this is why Japanese developers need to stay to their roots. we get grea unique games like this. seeing capcom as an example focus on western styled games just makes me sad.

Even though I haven't played the game yet, from everything that I've read about it, I'm glad to see that it is doing well.I hope this gives more developers and publishers the confidence to create more games of this nature.