This new sales record puts Pokémon Scarlet and Violet on top of the most software sales on any Nintendo Platform at launch. As stated by Nintendo Co. Ltd. Further, Famitsu reported that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet sold 2.5 million or more specifically 2,537,292 physical copies in Japan from 18th to 20th November; the sales figure further increases when digital sales are considered, as revealed by Nintendo the games sold over 4.05 million copies in Japan in 3 days of its release. As also mentioned in our previous report that the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has also bumped the Nintendo hardware sales in the UK; a similar effect has been recorded in Japan, as confirmed by Famitsu Nintendo hardware sales in the launch week of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet reached 170,693 units, compared to 97,542 the previous week. You can look at Japan’s sales charts which include software and hardware sales for the week ending 20th November. It should be noted that the total sales of mentioned products are written in the brackets ( ) in front of them.
Software Sales Chart, Japan:
Hardware Sales Chart, Japan:
These sales figures are impressive, considering that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet had a lot of technical issues at launch. It shows the Pokémon franchise’s power and the enormous fan base it has built over the years around the globe. We hope this success will encourage Game Freak and Nintendo to release a more polished version of the Pokémon games to double down on the current success and love for the Pokémon games. So, what are your thoughts about this? Let us know in the comment section below.
