In November of last year we saw the launch of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl for Nintendo Switch, remakes of the fourth generation of Pokémon that originally came to the Nintendo DS. Although there was no doubt about the success that these installments were going to have, the total sales of last year surprised us, since Nintendo claims to have sold almost 14 million units in 2021.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl premiered on November 19, 2021, so it took less than a month and a half for between the two deliveries to reach the 13.97 million copies sold, according to Nintendo’s latest financial report. With this incredible figure, the remakes of the fourth generation of Pokémon are the best-selling games of 2021 on Nintendo Switchfollowed by Mario Kart 8: Deluxe and Mario Party Superstars.
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl were the best-selling video games of the past year and also became the ninth best-selling game in Nintendo Switch history, at nearly half a million Pokémon Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! Meanwhile, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield They remain the best-selling installments on the console, with 23.9 million units sold putting them in fifth position.
thanks to the last nintendo financial report we know the total sales of its video games and consoles until December 31, 2021. According to its list of the best-selling Nintendo Switch video games, Mario Kart 8: Deluxe remains the best seller with 43.35 million copies sold, followed by Animal Crossing: New Horizons with 37.62 million, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with 27.40 million and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Even if Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl beat Sword and Shield, it would still have several places to climb before becoming the top seller on the Nintendo Switch.
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In the Nintendo 3DS generation, the best-selling video game was Mario Kart 7, but the next three positions belong to Pokémon deliveries. Although it is still early to say, the same could happen with the Nintendo Switch, because Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl had a great start in sales and the recent premiere of Pokémon Legends: Arceus had a great reception among fans of the franchise, so we could be facing another great sales success.