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An declaration that will shock exactly no one, a Pokémon game is selling extremely well. In fact, it has sold ameliorate than nigh every other Switch game to date. Pokémon Legends: Arceus represents the biggest deviation for the Pokémon serial up to this point, and judging from the reviews of the game, the hazard has certainly paid off.

Though we won't know the global sales figures until a much later appointment, it looks like Pokémon Legends: Arceus has done exceptionally well in Nippon. Co-ordinate to reports from Famitsu, the game shifted one.425 million copies in just three days.

This figure puts Pokémon Legends: Arceus simply behind Animal Crossing: New Horizon, which sold an impressive 1.88 1000000 copies in its start week, in terms of first-calendar week sales for the Switch. It is worth noting that these figures only include the first iii days later the game's Jan 28 release, since its release twenty-four hours fell on a Friday.

If information technology feels like we just had this conversation nearly a Pokémon game, that is because nosotros did back in November 2022 when Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl claimed the second-place spot for the first-week sales. Even after all these years, at that place is still a strong ambition for Pokémon games. Whether it is in new games or remakes of sometime favorites, the series shows no sign of slowing down.