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Chezzymann · Nov 30, 2016

I wonder if it will hit 20 million

kuroneko0509 · Nov 30, 2016

L.O.R.D said:
oh,i thought it "sold",someone in twitter said that and put a graph and something.

I guess that someone misunderstood Nintendo statement since no way he(she?) gets the data worldwide waaay earlier than others, unless of course being briefed by Nintendo themself

Already Torn · Nov 30, 2016

MetroidPrimeRib said:
Who on GAF was saying that Sun and Moon wouldn't be huge? 2016 is arguably the biggest year for Pokemon ever. Anyone saying that it wouldn't be a smash hit was delusional.

Early Pokemon GO threads foretold the Doom of traditional Pokemon

GiantBreadbug · Nov 30, 2016

fuck yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah

Good to see a great series with passionate creators succeed. Switch to enjoy a huge boost when Stars releases

Interfectum · Nov 30, 2016

Nintendo back in the mainstream mindshare. Mario Run is going to do gangbusters on iOS and lead into Switch selling a shitload off the Nintendo brand alone.

Lightning Lord · Nov 30, 2016

"Sun & Moon was here. X & Y is a loser."

Okami Haundo · Nov 30, 2016

Just think... some people expected the "leak" of Pokemon Stars to hurt sales of Sun/Moon...

Indelible · Nov 30, 2016

This is insane, very few series can get more popular after being around for 20 years.

Maintenance · Nov 30, 2016

If half the people saying that they will wait for the Switch actually buy it, Nintendo will need to make a fuckton of Switches.

Lexxism · Nov 30, 2016

20 years of fad. When will it last?

Plinko · Nov 30, 2016

Maintenance said:
If half the people saying that they will wait for the Switch actually buy it, Nintendo will need to make a fuckton of Switches.

I'm betting Nintendo was wishing this was a launch title.

Timeaisis · Nov 30, 2016

Holy hell. But its just a fad guys.

MatrixMan.EXE · Nov 30, 2016

Interfectum said:
Nintendo back in the mainstream mindshare. Mario Run is going to do gangbusters on iOS and lead into Switch selling a shitload off the Nintendo brand alone.

I've been a very vocal skeptic of Nintendo's hardware future, but I really hope so.

Maxinas · Nov 30, 2016

fredrancour said:
makes me wonder two things about pokemon's performance next year:

-will there be any major spikes in Go's performance (gameplay changes, new pokemon), since that has shown benefits for the regular games' sales

- how will stars do? it's been so long since we got a regular old third version.

Third versions always sell less regardless. Though if the switch is a home run, and the game itself improves on sun/moon, then it will sell well. Yellow Version still leads with 14.4 million sales, with Black2/White2 in second with about 8.5 million, though including Yellow is a bit unfair considering it was released at the peak of pokemon popularity.

crimsonheadGCN · Nov 30, 2016

Jaded Alyx said:
.......Link?

This one is the link I think:

http://www.businesswire.com/news/ho...n-Pokémon-Moon-Fastest-Selling-Games-Nintendo

LiveFromKyoto · Nov 30, 2016

The internet told me Nintendo has a conspiracy to supply constrain everything. Imagine how much they could have sold if they didn't.

Lexxism · Nov 30, 2016

Burdmayn said:
Just think... some people expected the "leak" of Pokemon Stars to hurt sales of Sun/Moon...

Should had been 5 million if not for the leak.

mrmickfran · Nov 30, 2016

Chezzymann said:
I wonder if it will hit 20 million

Bruh, that's Gold and Silver numbers

Can you imagine?

Nirolak · Nov 30, 2016

Plinko said:
I'm betting Nintendo was wishing this was a launch title.

That primarily matters if they feel they can't generate enough interest to sell their launch shipment with existing titles.

Malakai · Nov 30, 2016

Penguin said:
Much like in Europe, it dominates...

Link for the OP

LordKano · Nov 30, 2016

That's freaking insane. It's already assured to be the best selling game of the year.

Interfectum · Nov 30, 2016

Nirolak said:
That primarily matters if they feel they can't generate enough interest to sell their launch shipment with existing titles.

Yeah. If I had to guess Switch may not be an easy system to get outside of a pre-order at launch. (Assuming they show the goods at the January reveal.)

Really no need for Pokémon at launch. It'll be needed once launch hype goes away.

AdanVC · Nov 30, 2016

Pokémon Go effect or not, this is insaneeee. 85% more than X and Y holy crupp! This plus the money of Pokémon Go... TPC is literally swimming in money right now D: 2016 has been the best year of Pokémon since the original phenomenom back on late 90s.

oti · Nov 30, 2016

#basedTeamSkull

Daphnes Nohansen Hyrule · Nov 30, 2016

85% wow

i was expecting something like 20% at best

Neoleo2143 · Nov 30, 2016

So given this success, will Ohmori replace Masuda for the main directorial role in the series?

Vermillion · Nov 30, 2016

Mtheads said:
I mean....I got it.

First Pokemon game I've picked up since Red.

Then this is a huge jump for you

Sou Da · Nov 30, 2016

Ohmori won.

MicH · Nov 30, 2016

Incredible. 85% more than XY is freaking insane

Toki767 · Nov 30, 2016

Well I guess we know what #1 on the NPDs is going to be.

Penguin · Nov 30, 2016

Malakai said:
Link for the OP

Oh didn't think needed a link since comes straight from Nintendo's PR e-mail

Malakai · Nov 30, 2016

Penguin said:
Oh didn't think needed a link since comes straight from Nintendo's PR e-mail

Sorry. My bad.

rhandino · Nov 30, 2016

Toki767 said:
Well I guess we know what #1 on the NPDs is going to be.

Ummm, isn't NPD ranks now by revenue? Will be hard considering the competition are full priced 60$ titles.

Okami Haundo · Nov 30, 2016

Lexxus said:
Should had been 5 million if not for the leak.

Probably would have been 7 million in the U.S. alone honestly.

OrbitalBeard · Nov 30, 2016

Interfectum said:
Nintendo back in the mainstream mindshare. Mario Run is going to do gangbusters on iOS and lead into Switch selling a shitload off the Nintendo brand alone.

I think a lot of Switch's success will come down to how much software Nintendo has ready during its launch window (first 3-6 months). If they have a lot of projects ready to go, it's going to be incredibly successful.

AdanVC · Nov 30, 2016

Toki767 said:
Well I guess we know what #1 on the NPDs is going to be.

Sheeeeeeeiiitt. So it totally surpassed CoD sales, right? First #1 NPD for Nintendo in years!

Lunafreya Nox Fleuret · Nov 30, 2016

Not surprised. Sun/Moon are great in story and characters. The region is underwhelming in that it is super small but I still loved it. It is one of the best pokemon games in a really long time but I'm hoping Stars fleshes out the story more and such because I loved every bit of it. Pokemon was always on top, imo but now it is even more on top.

Interfectum · Nov 30, 2016

Called it in that sky-is-falling initial Japanese Pokemon sales thread.

Busaiku · Nov 30, 2016

JoeM86 said:
That's insanity.

My site has had record hits too, and we can see why. This is just carnage. Pokémon is back on top

When are we getting a mobile site.

SinCityAssassin · Nov 30, 2016

Lexxus said:
Should had been 5 million if not for the leak.

Pretty sure millions of people wouldnt wait another 9+ months for a Pokemon game they could be playing right now.

Thousands, sure. Not millions.

sixteen-bit · Nov 30, 2016

Congrats, and well-deserved!

Kathian · Nov 30, 2016

So basically Pokémon Go is bringing the profit in the traditional games sector? Expect this to be Nintendo's strategy for now until forever.

Bruno MB · Nov 30, 2016

Japan - 2.3 million (10 days)
US - 3.7 million (10 - 12 days)
Europe - 1.5 million (5 days)

Total - 7.5 million.

Bog · Nov 30, 2016

dhlt25 said:
i got it and my last pokemon was yellow. It helps that my current gf is into pokemon too so we can play together

You should let her read that post and report back.

Anyway, insane numbers. Demo was fun enough.

Jeremy · Nov 30, 2016

Can't decide whether to wait on Switch version or not!

JoeM86 · Nov 30, 2016

Busaiku said:
When are we getting a mobile site.

Will get back on it in the new year

Jon Carter · Nov 30, 2016

Things are looking pretty good for Nintendo in the run up to a critical hardware launch. There's a lot riding on that January conference now.

Busaiku · Nov 30, 2016

Toki767 said:
Well I guess we know what #1 on the NPDs is going to be.

The titles are separated, so they won't be.

Menitta · Nov 30, 2016

Not surprised. Pokemon games always do well, but more people than ever are interested in Pokemon. They did a damn good job celebrating the 20th anniversary.

AdanVC said:
Sheeeeeeeiiitt. So it totally surpassed CoD sales, right? First #1 NPD for Nintendo in years!

NPD does revenue so probably not, but I've never been more interested in COD numbers than for IW.

sixteen-bit · Nov 30, 2016

Jeremy said:
Can't decide whether to wait on Switch version or not!

why not both?

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