Masahiro Sakurai discusses Super Smash Bros. Ultimate becoming the best-selling fighting game in history over Street Fighter II

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate recently became the best-selling fighting game in history, a record previously held by Street Fighter II. According to the folks at Japanese Nintendo, "[Masahiro] Sakurai says that Smash is considered an action game in Japan. Even though it has suprassed SFII in sales, he still considers Capcom’s classic to be the … Continue reading Masahiro Sakurai discusses Super Smash Bros. Ultimate becoming the best-selling fighting game in history over Street Fighter II

Pokémon Sword and Shield, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee appear atop the Famitsu sales charts in Japan for the week ending November 17

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With Media Create no longer offering free data, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has reappeared near the top of the latest Famitsu sales charts in Japan. Meanwhile, Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee have reappeared in the top 30 as well. Pokémon Sword and Shield have also appeared at the very top and will … Continue reading Pokémon Sword and Shield, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee appear atop the Famitsu sales charts in Japan for the week ending November 17

Pokémon Sword and Shield have sold 1,364,544 retail copies in their first three days of release in Japan

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Pokémon Sword and Shield are now available for Nintendo Switch, and they're already performing exceptionally well in terms of sales across the globe. Read on below to learn more: "Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield sold 1,364,544 retail copies in its first three days of release in Japan, according to Famitsu numbers. This number includes physical … Continue reading Pokémon Sword and Shield have sold 1,364,544 retail copies in their first three days of release in Japan

Pokémon Sword and Shield have the best-selling opening week for a Nintendo Switch game in Japan

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Pokémon Sword and Shield are now available for Nintendo Switch, and they're already performing exceptionally well in terms of sales across the globe. Read on below to learn more: "Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield sold 1,364,544 retail copies in its first three days of release in Japan, according to Famitsu numbers. This number includes physical … Continue reading Pokémon Sword and Shield have the best-selling opening week for a Nintendo Switch game in Japan

Pokémon Sword and Shield are now the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game in UK history

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Pokémon Sword and Shield are now available for Nintendo Switch, and they're performing exceptionally well in terms of sales on the UK charts. Read on below to learn more: "Nintendo Switch console sales have jumped in the UK as Pokémon Sword and Shield become the fastest-selling Switch game so far. Retail data shared with GamesIndustry.biz … Continue reading Pokémon Sword and Shield are now the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game in UK history

UK charts: Pokémon Sword and Shield secure “second biggest launch for Pokémon games in UK history”

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Pokémon Sword and Shield are now available for Nintendo Switch, and they're performing exceptionally well in terms of sales on the UK charts. Read on below to learn more: "Pokémon Sword alone is the UK No.1, and the biggest exclusive game of the year. In fact, Pokémon Sword is the third biggest boxed game launch … Continue reading UK charts: Pokémon Sword and Shield secure “second biggest launch for Pokémon games in UK history”

NPD: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are best-sellers for October 2019

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The NPD Group has revealed which games were top sellers in the U.S. for October 2019, including Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. The full results in each relevant category are as follows: Software The best-selling games of October 2019 in the U.S. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019 The Outer Worlds Luigi’s … Continue reading NPD: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon are best-sellers for October 2019

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee reappear atop the Famitsu sales charts in Japan for the week ending November 10

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With Media Create no longer offering free data, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has reappeared near the top of the latest Famitsu sales charts in Japan. Meanwhile, Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee have also reappeared in the top 30 as well. Next week... Pokémon Sword and Shield will blow everything away! The latest … Continue reading Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee reappear atop the Famitsu sales charts in Japan for the week ending November 10

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee reappear atop Famitsu sales charts in Japan, Nintendo Switch Lite Zacian and Zamazenta Edition boosts Switch sales

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With Media Create no longer offering free data, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has reappeared near the top of the latest Famitsu sales charts in Japan. Meanwhile, Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee have also reappeared in the top 30 as well. You'll notice that the new Nintendo Switch Lite Zacian and Zamazenta Edition … Continue reading Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee reappear atop Famitsu sales charts in Japan, Nintendo Switch Lite Zacian and Zamazenta Edition boosts Switch sales

Nintendo Switch family officially surpasses 10 million units sold in Japan

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The Nintendo Switch family of systems has managed to surpass 10 million units sold in Japan alone. This impressive figure was achieved primarily due to immensely-popular games, such as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Let’s Go Eevee. With even more blockbuster titles in the works for Nintendo’s latest console, you can expect the … Continue reading Nintendo Switch family officially surpasses 10 million units sold in Japan