Only Animal Crossing New Horizons beats him.
It cannot be said that Pokémon has been a failure in any of its titles, since all have always managed to be among the best sellers of the console in which they have come outspeaking, in any case, of the main saga developed by Game Freak.
It is precisely because of this that it is not surprising that Pokémon Sword and Shield is the best-selling 2nd generation while Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Glittering Pearl are on their way to being the best-selling remakes of the sagaas has been seen in nintendo financial report.
However, that does not mean that Legends Pokémon Arceus has generated serious doubtssince by disassociating itself from the mechanics of the rest of the title, it was already thought that this would be the least sold main series game. At this point it can be said that, at least initially and apparently, we were wrong.
Pokémon Legends Arceus has been a real success in Japan and the United Kingdom
First of all, it must be said that its UK premiere couldn’t have been bettersince, despite being a single game instead of two, it has achieved the 4th best opening of the franchise in the British Isles, falling behind the titles released at the time of Pokemania. But nevertheless, the relevant data is taken by Japanbecause it has exceeded all expectations.
And it is that, as reported by Famitsu, Legends Pokékon Arceus has been the 2nd best premiere of a Nintendo Switch game in its entire history, This being a position previously held by the fourth generation remakes released last November. And all this taking into account that only the 3 days after the launch are counted, that is, until Sunday, January 30.
Under this premise, 1.425 million copies have made it possible to reach this milestonebeing only surpassed by the unbeatable Animal Crossing New Horizonswhich is not only a title that has already sold more than 37 million units, but also It is the best-selling Nintendo Switch game in the Japanese country and one of the most successful in history.
For this reason, it will be necessary to see what is the performance of Pokémon Legends Arceus in the coming weeks, this being a fact that we will know when Nintendo presents the financial data for the end of its fiscal year.
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