Kingdom Hearts 3 is the prima donna in Japan. In fact, this game managed to beat another game, namely Resident Evil 2 Remake which was also released on a nearby date.
Kingdom Hearts 3 managed to achieve sales of around 600 thousand copies in its first week, while Resident Evil 2 Remake only achieved sales of around 250 thousand copies in its first week.
Of course, there are various factors that cause Kingdom Hearts 3 (KH3) to beat Resident Evil 2 Remake (RE2R) in a significant number of ways in Japan. What do you think the reasons are? The reason for this is based on the content offered by the two games, let’s get straight to it check it out!
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1. Age Rating

If viewed from ratings age, KH3 has ratings wider lifespan than RE2R. KH3 in CERO, namely the governing organization ratings age on a variety of games gives ratings “A”, which means all ages can play it.
In contrast to the given RE2R ratings by CERO D which is for ages 17 and over. Even RE2R in Japan has a Z version which is where this version has content gore exactly the same as the original which is intended for adults (18 years and over).
Logically, this narrows the market gamers RE2R itself. Elementary to junior high school children who have a hobby of playing video games are not the RE2R market, while KH3 can still get the children’s market.
2. Sensors

Although in Japan it does not provide definite censorship regarding content that leads to obscenity, Japan actually censors strictly for content that is obscene. gore.
This is evidenced by the existence of two versions of RE2R in Japan, namely the standard version and the Z version which is claimed to be the uncensored version. Previously Resident Evil 7 was also given the same behavior in Japan, namely there were two versions, the standard version and the uncensored version.
Unfortunately for the uncensored version of Resident Evil 7, it doesn’t display content gore as sad as the version released in western countries. Though content gore this also be value main offered in the game Resident Evil.
3. Same Story vs New Story

If you buy RE2R, of course you will get a new experience in playing the Resident Evil series. Unfortunately not with the story side, because RE2R has exactly the same storyline as the previous Resident Evil 2. Even though there are some differences, they don’t change the essence of the story.
Unlike if you buy KH3, then you will get a new storyline and features gameplay new to the game. This factor could be one of the reasons why KH3 sells better than RE2R in Japan.
So, those are 3 reasons why Kingdom Hearts 3 is selling better in Japan than Resident Evil 2 Remake. Do you have another opinion on this matter? Come on share!