Pokken Tournament, Pokémon Sun and Moon among the best-selling games of February 2017

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Pokken Tournament, Pokémon Sun and Moon were among the best-selling games in the U.S. during February 2017 on Wii U and Nintendo 3DS, respectively, according to data-tracking firm the NPD Group. Interestingly, Pokémon Omega Ruby also performed favorably last month. Read on below for a look at the top 10 best-selling games by platform: Wii … Continue reading Pokken Tournament, Pokémon Sun and Moon among the best-selling games of February 2017

Pokémon Trading Card Game sales experience exceptional growth in Germany

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The Pokémon Company International announced today that it has achieved exceptional sales figures at retail in Germany throughout 2016 as reported by the NPD Group. According to figures recorded by the NPD Group Toys retail tracking service, the Pokémon property recorded a phenomenal 88% increase in sales throughout 2016 against market growth of 5% in … Continue reading Pokémon Trading Card Game sales experience exceptional growth in Germany

Record-breaking UK sales announced for Pokémon trading cards and toys

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The Pokémon Company International announced today that Pokémon has achieved record-breaking sales figures at retail in the UK throughout 2016, for its Trading Card Game (TCG) and toys from master toy partner TOMY, as reported by the NPD Group. According to figures recorded by the NPD Group Toys retail tracking service, the Pokémon property recorded … Continue reading Record-breaking UK sales announced for Pokémon trading cards and toys

Pokémon helps generate $30.4 billion in revenue for the video game industry in 2016

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The video game industry managed to generate $30.4 billion in revenue for 2016, and the Pokémon franchise contributed a great deal to that massive amount - primarily thanks to Pokémon GO and Pokémon Sun and Moon. "This total consumer spend figure includes revenues from all hardware, software, peripherals, and in-game purchases," reads a statement from … Continue reading Pokémon helps generate $30.4 billion in revenue for the video game industry in 2016

Sales of Pokémon Sun and Moon are the best for the franchise since Diamond and Pearl

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Pokémon Sun and Moon have achieved the highest launch month consumer spend in the history of the franchise. Combined sales of the latest duo of Pokémon games are the best for the franchise since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl in 2007, according to the NPD Group. Since their debut in November, Pokemon Sun and Moon have … Continue reading Sales of Pokémon Sun and Moon are the best for the franchise since Diamond and Pearl

Pokemon Sun and Moon become the fastest Nintendo games to sell over four million copies

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Pokemon Sun and Moon have officially become the fastest Nintendo games in history to sell more than four million units. Both games came in at numbers two and three, respectively, on the NPD Group's list of best-selling games for December. Since their debut in November, the latest duo of Pokemon games has sold about 4.5 … Continue reading Pokemon Sun and Moon become the fastest Nintendo games to sell over four million copies

Pokemon Sun and Moon were the best-selling role-playing games in December

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Out of all the role-playing games (RPGs) released throughout 2016, Pokemon Sun and Moon were the best-selling titles in the genre during December. According to the NPD Group, Pokemon Sun was the number-one RPG for the month - directly followed by Pokemon Moon at number two. These high placings don't even take the digital sales … Continue reading Pokemon Sun and Moon were the best-selling role-playing games in December

Pokemon franchise had its biggest debut in history with Pokemon Sun and Moon

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Thanks to Pokemon Sun and Moon, the Pokemon franchise had its biggest debut in U.S. history. The latest duo of Pokemon games were among the top-selling games of November, according to the NPD Group. “Pokémon Sun and Pokémon: Moon had the strongest launch in the history of the franchise, selling 8 percent more units than … Continue reading Pokemon franchise had its biggest debut in history with Pokemon Sun and Moon