Steins;Gate Visual Novel Receives Strong UK Debut
Last Frday, the video game publisher pQube gave visual novel fans in Europe the chance to experience one of the most critically acclaimed stories in the genre with their PlayStation 3 and Vita release of 5pb. and Nitroplus’ Steins;Gate. Four years may have passed since White Fox’s television anime adaptation drew international audiences to the gripping science fiction story, but the love for the Future Gadget Laboratory has endured.
This morning, the UK Interactive Entertainment Association (UKIE) published their Top 40 entertainment software chart for the week ending 6th June 2015, which taking into account the niche audience of visual novels, has shown a strong debut for the cult game, which features a universally acclaimed scenario by Naotaka Hayashi (Bravely Default, Robotic;Notes).
In the All-Format Chart, which combines the different console versions of a title into a single entry, Steins;Gate made a comfortable debut at #18 – with the game being the highest selling PlayStation Vita game that week, as well as the third highest selling PlayStation 3 title, behind only FIFA 15 and Grand Theft Auto V.
Manga Entertainment UK previously released White Fox’s anime adaptation on DVD and blu-ray in 2013, before making the series available on the Netflix streaming service.
