Pokémon games are always successful, especially in Japan. Although it was expected that _ legend: arceous _ had a spectacular debut, expectations have been overcome, since the most recent delivery in the series had the second best launch of any game at the Nintendo Switch.
As every Thursday, Famitsu has released the sales list in Japan, on this occasion between January 24 and 30, 2022. In this way, it has been revealed that in just three days, _ Pokémon Legends: Arceus_ managed to sell 1,424,657 copies This positions Game Freak’s work as the second best release in the generation of the switch, only behind animal crossing: New Horizons and its 1,880,626 copies. In comparison, pokémon Sword and Shield sold 1.36 million copies in Japan during its first three days.
Below is the complete list of software and hardware:
Software:
– [NSW] POKEMON Legends: Arceus – 1,424,657 (new)
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[NSW] Mario Party Superstars – 19,169 (833,192)
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[NSW] POKEMON BRILLIANT DIAMOND / Shining Pearl – 14,951 (2,483,102)
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[NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 13,064 (4,400,203)
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[NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 12,986 (4,739,797)
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[NSW] Minecraft – 10,663 (2,496,078)
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[NSW] ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS – 8,695 (7,166,966)
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[NSW] RING FIT Adventure – 7,733 (3,059,839)
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[NSW] BIG Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – 7,127 (2,307,549)
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[NSW] _Momotaro Dentesu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban! _ – 6,749 (2,5814,176)
Hardware:
-Switch Oled Model – 46,947 (1,077,288)
-Switch – 32,331 (17,927,296)
-Switch Lite – 19,800 (4,530,354)
-PlayStation 5 – 21,871 (1,128,590)
-PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 1,468 (208,748)
-Xbox Series X – 1,098 (76,983)
-Xbox Series S – 598 (59,051)
-New 2ds ll (including 2DS) – 267 (1,181,306)
-PlayStation 4 – 11 (7,819,302)
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