NEW POKÉMON VIDEO GAMES SHATTER U.S. SALES RECORDS
Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version Combine to Sell More Than 1 Million in a Single Day
REDMOND, Wash., March 8, 2011 Two new Pokémon video games went on sale on March 6 and promptly shattered all previous U.S. Pokémon sales records. The Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version games for the Nintendo DS family of systems became the fastest-selling Pokémon video games of all time, selling more than 1.08 million units after just one day of availability. That surpasses the previous one-day sales record of more than 780,000 set by the Pokémon Diamond Version and Pokémon Pearl Version games in April 2007.
"Longtime Pokémon fans are attracted to the new Pokémon, new battle systems and a new region to explore, while newcomers enjoy the ability to jump in and have fun right away," said Charlie Scibetta, Nintendo of America's senior director of Corporate Communications. "These sales numbers illustrate the continued strength of the Nintendo DS family of systems. Already established as the nation's best-selling video game platform of all time, the installed base of more than 47 million makes it the ideal hand-held for developers to reach a huge gaming-focused target audience."
Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version feature more than 150 new Pokémon for players to catch, train and battle. The never-before-seen Unova region gives players a whole new world to explore. For the first time in the series, in-game environments change with the four seasons. The games also introduce Triple Battles and Rotation Battles, which give players even more choices when battling.
For more information about Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version, visit http://www.pokemonblackwhite.com.
Not dying by any means but it's certainly old and stale.EmCeeGramr said:but pokemon is a dying fad that needs to become a 3d console mmo action game to bring in 20 and 30-somethings
perfectnight said:Not dying by any means but it's certainly old and stale.
EmCeeGramr said:but pokemon is a dying fad that needs to become a 3d console mmo action game to bring in 20 and 30-somethings
Most likely white. It is better of courseJWong said:Which one sold better? Your answer might make gamers sound racists.
These sales numbers illustrate the continued strength of the Nintendo DS family of systems. Already established as the nation's best-selling video game platform of all time, the installed base of more than 47 million makes it the ideal hand-held for developers to reach a huge gaming-focused target audience."
Dedication Through Light said:...
I wonder how many are just long time buyers of Pokemon and how many are just "new." I think Amazon suggest White is selling better than Black version, though I was wondering why they still do nothing to ensure both sell equally...
jman2050 said:It's too bad Nintendo's handheld business is swiftly dying in abrupt fashion, I was looking forward to seeing what Gen 6 brings us.
The_Technomancer said:And this is why Nintendo doesn't have to worry. They still control two of the three guaranteed licenses to print money.
HolyCheck said:Mario and.. Final Fantasy?
What?jman2050 said:It's too bad Nintendo's handheld business is swiftly dying in abrupt fashion, I was looking forward to seeing what Gen 6 brings us.
Sadist said:Retro Reggie is pleased
Gravijah said:Pokemon is bigger than Final Fantasy by a significant margin.
HolyCheck said:I meant what are the other two! I havent followed videogame sales properly for a few years now
World of Warcraft. CoD is up there as the flavor of the month, but I don't think it has staying power.HolyCheck said:Mario and.. Final Fantasy?
Something about sarcasmDoor2Dawn said:What?
50 million downloads (supposedly) although I think the iOS number is around 8-10. Many have been from the free/ad-supported version on Android.Krauser Kat said:so thats 1.08 million sales of a 35 dollar game. How many sales of angry birds was there?
Handheld gaming is far from fracturing closer to iphones and ipads.
Forkball said:For those interested, here is a summary of the sales for the main line of games (from Wikipedia so it is 110% reliable):
Pokemon Red/Blue/Green: 23.6 Million (Blue outsells Red)
Pokemon Yellow: 8.86 Million
Pokemon Gold/Silver: 15.2 Million (Silver outsells Gold)
Pokemon Crystal: 3.5 Million
Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire: 13 Million
Pokemon Emerald: 6.32 Million
Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen: 11.82 Million
Pokemon Diamond/Pearl: 17.39 Million
Pokemon Platinum: 7.06 Million
Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver: 11.72 Million
If you have played every gen game, I don't see why you shouldn't play this games... I mean, you did find every other gen game fresh and new enough to play them...BroHuffman said:Totally not surprised. But is it fresh and new enough to keep someone that has played every gen interested in it for more than a couple hours?
perfectnight said:Not dying by any means but it's certainly old and stale.
jman2050 said:It's too bad Nintendo's handheld business is swiftly dying in abrupt fashion, I was looking forward to seeing what Gen 6 brings us.
Dedication Through Light said:Pokemon has been on decline or something, I guess Ive been under the wrong impression that each one sells better than the previous...
Dedication Through Light said:Pokemon has been on decline or something, I guess Ive been under the wrong impression that each one sells better than the previous...