Sega Pleased With Interest in Stranger Than Heaven and Persona 4 Revival, With One Game at 2 Million Wishlists

Stranger Than Heaven and Persona 4 Revival are well ahead of Sega’s wishlist benchmarks, the company said.

On November 6, Sega Sammy Holdings published its financial report for the second quarter of fiscal year 2027, which ends in March. Revenue from full-price game sales declined slightly amid a shortage of major new releases. Catalog revenue, however, rose year over year from 18 billion yen (about $114 million) to 20.2 billion yen ($128 million). The company is looking to upcoming releases to carry its business in the second half of the fiscal year.

Sega will release three major games in the coming months: Football Manager 27 on November 10, Stranger Than Heaven on January 15, and Persona 4 Revival on February 18. The latter two games are already outperforming the titles Sega selected for comparison at the same stage before release.

As of September 3, Stranger Than Heaven had been added to more than 1 million wishlists. About half of those users had not previously bought RGG Studio games. Sega attributed the result to advertising campaigns aimed at a new audience.

Persona 4 Revival surpassed 2 million wishlist additions 18 weeks before release. Most of its audience consists of fans who have already bought several games in the series.

A high number of interested users does not, however, guarantee comparable sales.