The game sold very well during its first two days of release with over 500,000 copies of the game sold in Japan.[77] By February 14, just over a month later, the game had sold a total of 800,551 copies.[78] Sales in North America and Europe have also been good, with the game taking high places in various categories.[79] After its release in the United States, it was listed as the sixth bestselling video game there in September 2010 by the NPD Group.[80] By November 2010, the game had sold 1.27 million units worldwide with 310,000 and 190,000 copies coming from North America and Europe, respectively, and the rest from Japan.[81] In November 2011, Sony announced Birth by Sleep would receive the "Gold Prize" for selling over 500,000 units in Japan.[82]