Broadly speaking: They usually do around the 7-8 million mark, which is about half of what the initial pair does.
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Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Fastest-Selling Nintendo Game in Americas
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kuroneko0509
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Dark_3nergy
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Congrats to Nintendo and the Pokémon Company.
Both games are in beast mode.
Yup, congrats are in order. Holy crap that percentage increase from X/Y is mind blowing. I didn't think X/Y was that bad either.
GuitarGuruu
Member
Holy shit. Almost 4 million in two weeks? NA alone?
Well fucking deserved.
Well fucking deserved.
AdventureRacing
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The question now is how Nintendo maintains this momentum and translates this audience to the switch. Pokemon is pretty much as popular as ever and is their biggest draw card, if they handle it right on the switch it alone nearly guarantees them success.
This is also a clear indication that their mobile success can translate back to their dedicated HW. I'm not expecting the same boosts for animal crossing or Marino but if they see even a fraction of this level of success it would be huge for nintendo.
Edit: curious to see HW sales. With the cheap 3DS models and the huge success of Pokemon I think there could be a huge spike in 3DS HW sold.
This is also a clear indication that their mobile success can translate back to their dedicated HW. I'm not expecting the same boosts for animal crossing or Marino but if they see even a fraction of this level of success it would be huge for nintendo.
Edit: curious to see HW sales. With the cheap 3DS models and the huge success of Pokemon I think there could be a huge spike in 3DS HW sold.
Interfectum
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Yup. It doesn't have to do Pokemon numbers but it's clear that if people like your stuff on mobile they will look elsewhere for your products as well if the hype and quality is there. Nintendo really needs to not fuck up with Switch because they seem poised for a decent success with it.
Their January reveal will probably let us know if there are any warning signs (system power, price, OS issues or whatever).
I bet the next game is a Kanto sequel. With maybe a return to Alola (and the island challenge) for a postgame?
I will eat Murkrow as I thought that Pokémon Go would bomb and offer nothing to the series, I was wrong and I am glad that I was.
Pokémon Go brought the series back into the public eyes with Sun and Moon offering something new that no previous Pokémon titles offered.
I would be okay with that, just that he needs to give trainers more than 2 Pokémon.
Pokémon Go brought the series back into the public eyes with Sun and Moon offering something new that no previous Pokémon titles offered.
I would be okay with that, just that he needs to give trainers more than 2 Pokémon.
Huh? This one is based on an American state...
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
Let him dream...
AnathemicOne
Banned
Well deserved, Sun/Moon is fucking great
ZSaberLink
Media Create Maven
This is pretty fantastic to see. Even if I'm not enjoying Sun/Moon as much as previous entries so far, it's still a great series and a great game.
Also I'm curious how much of an effect it had on hardware. Is it mostly the folks who already had 3DSes buying the game or a lot of new folks? (the latter would be preferred obviously).
Also I'm curious how much of an effect it had on hardware. Is it mostly the folks who already had 3DSes buying the game or a lot of new folks? (the latter would be preferred obviously).
I thought most of GAF knew GO would bring in alot more sales?
AquaWateria
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Realtalk though did anyone expect a 85% increase?
Kimishima used to be the president of the American Pokemon company. I'd say if anyone at Nintendo understands the significance the IP has for Nintendo as a whole and what needs to be done, it's probably him.
DR2K
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I wasn't expecting this big of a bump. I knew it would be big though based on preorders and lots of people in line at midnight who only played Pokémon Go and bought a 3ds just for sun and moon.
AquaWateria
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There were people that thought Pokemon Go would be a fad.
kuroneko0509
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tbh was expecting around 20-30 percent increase. that 85% really surprised me
The Technomancer
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X and Y are at like 15 million total now (worldwide), which is right about average for a non-remake going back as far as Ruby and Sapphire
Where does that put Sun and Moon at the end of the day? North of 20 million surely
Where does that put Sun and Moon at the end of the day? North of 20 million surely
I'm really curious to hear other global LTD guesses. It will be amazing if it passes Diamon & Pearl, and it looks like it very well might.
Succinct Verbosity
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\never doubt nintendo.
It's good to see that by significantly "rethinking conventions" of beloved series Nintendo has been able to create games that appeal and amuse both critics and fan. Their increased IP usage in other areas is also helping in this regard. Their mobile startegy, at least for Pokemon has payed off. Cannot wait to see how Zelda BotW and Mario Switch will turn out in the end.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
D&P only did 17 million (I believe, before you count Platinum) so I'd say they definitely will
The question is if they get close to Gold/Silver numbers
Glad to hear it. You have the best Pokemon site available, so congrats on the hits.
fredrancour
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D&P had a bunch of prime years of the ds's life after they launched. surely they showed some crazy legs to help reach those numbers? even xy did a lot of its sales in a long tail. if the switch successfully absorbs the 3ds's user base, sun and moon might be comparatively frontloaded.
mentallyinept
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+1 from me. First mainline Pokemon game I've bought since Ruby\Sapphire. Pretty damned fun too.
I live in your site, I have like 10 tabs open.
I'd be surprised. I'd be fucking insane considering the DS installbase.
sixteen-bit
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Yeah, and 2DS pretty much sold out everywhere. It's a really consumer-friendly pricepoint.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Good job on the speed of data btw. I went to Serebii over Bulbapedia because BP took like a week it seemed like to update everything (I still don't think they have location data for some reason)
Confused Cheeseburger
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Good.
As someone who's played every generation (minus 5), Sun and Moon is second only to Pokemon Silver. One of the best games this year.
As someone who's played every generation (minus 5), Sun and Moon is second only to Pokemon Silver. One of the best games this year.
I'm waiting for Star, I actually cancelled a pre-order of Sun.
JonnyDBrit
Member
Honestly? I wouldn't be surprised. It'd be a bit like the situation with Power Rangers, where technically the franchise had kept on going for quite a bit, but one entry came along (Samurai, in this case) that actually seized mainstream attention again.
Still, very well done. For a little perspective on the America numbers, 10 months into its release, X/Y had sold 4.11 million units in the US. I would bet good money Sun/Moon beating that in less than two months (as in, by the end of this year).
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/223539/Pokemon_beats_Mario_to_most_popular_3DS_game.php
Aaronrules380
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Not to undercut how impressive this is, but couldn't the numbers vs XY also be related to the fact that this game has black friday sales in the first two weeks, where XY didn't?