That’s according to the latest Japanese sales data collated by Famitsu, which shows that Dread sold some 86,798 copies during its first three days on sale, making it the best selling game for the week ended October 10.

According to website Game Data Library, which collates Japanese sales data since 1995, Dread smashed the first-week sales record for every instalment released during this period (data for the first three Metroid games is not included).

The data also suggests that in just three days Dread has already outsold the lifetime sales of nearly every Metroid game in Japan, excluding Fusion (2003), Hunters (2006) and the original Metroid (data for Super Metroid and Metroid II isn’t available).

Source: Game Data Library (first week / lifetime).

Earlier this week, sales data for the UK also showed a strong start for Metroid Dread.