Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon sales grow to 7.17 million units, Nintendo 3DS hardware sales decrease nine percent year-on-year

Nintendo announced today that Nintendo 3DS hardware sales have decreased nine percent year-on-year and 3DS software sales were down 33 percent during the same period. However, the company also noted that 3DS hardware “sales grew during the holiday season in the US” and that “sales of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon have grown … Continue reading Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon sales grow to 7.17 million units, Nintendo 3DS hardware sales decrease nine percent year-on-year

Pokémon Crystal debuts at number 12 on the latest UK and European charts, January 29

The Nintendo 3DS box digital release of Pokémon Crystal has debuted at number 12 on the latest UK charts. Pokémon Ultra Sun manages to reappear in the individual formats for Spain. The top-selling games in select PAL territories are as follows: United Kingdom: Week 4, 2018 - All Formats (Units) 01 (NE) MONSTER HUNTER: WORLD (CAPCOM) … Continue reading Pokémon Crystal debuts at number 12 on the latest UK and European charts, January 29

NPD Group reveals Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are among the best-selling games of December 2017

The NPD Group has revealed which games were top sellers in the U.S. for December 2017, including Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and Pokkén Tournament DX. The full results in each category are as follows: Software Overall Call of Duty: WWII Star Wars: Battlefront II 2017* Super Mario Odyssey** NBA 2K18 Mario Kart 8** Madden NFL 18 PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds* … Continue reading NPD Group reveals Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are among the best-selling games of December 2017

Nintendo 3DS posts its best sales month since December 2014 thanks to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Nintendo Switch sold more units in December than any other video game system, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States. Holiday shoppers purchased 1.5 million Nintendo Switch systems during the five-week reporting period of December, which is a critical month for the video game industry. Since its launch … Continue reading Nintendo 3DS posts its best sales month since December 2014 thanks to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon was the most popular game from November 27 to December 31, 2017, in Japan

Famitsu has shared data for the period going from November 27 to December 31, 2017. Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon was easily the most popular game. Here’s the Top 5 Software: [3DS] Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (The Pokémon Company): 558 376 [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo): 504 467 [3DS] Yo-kai Watch Busters 2: … Continue reading Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon was the most popular game from November 27 to December 31, 2017, in Japan

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is the best-selling retail game of 2017 in Japan

The domestic Japanese video game market is up 172.9% in 2017 from 2016 for hardware and 103.8% in software thanks to the success of Nintendo Switch, which was the best-selling dedicated game system for the year with 3,407,158 units sold. PlayStation 4 took second place with 1,935,247 units sold, narrowly beating Nintendo 3DS, which achieved … Continue reading Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon is the best-selling retail game of 2017 in Japan

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon surpass 2 million copies sold in under two months in Japan alone

Nintendo has already managed to sell a whopping two million copies of Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon in Japan alone. This massive figure was reached in under two months, even before the 2018 New Year commenced. Despite being released toward the end of 2017, the latest duo of Pokémon games are among the best-selling … Continue reading Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon surpass 2 million copies sold in under two months in Japan alone

Nintendo Switch is now the fastest-selling home video game system of all time in the US

Nintendo Switch has officially become the fastest-selling home video game system in U.S. history. The home console that players can take wherever they go launched March 3, 2017, and in 10 months has sold more than 4.8 million units in the United States, according to Nintendo’s internal sales figures. That’s the highest total for the … Continue reading Nintendo Switch is now the fastest-selling home video game system of all time in the US