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Pokémon Sword and Shield sales for Nintendo Switch speak volumes

Andre Volkman
Last updated: December 23, 2019 20:51 p.m
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Over six million sales worldwide in two weeks: Pokémon - Sword and Shield becomes a hit. Image: Nintendo (YouTube)
Over six million sales worldwide in two weeks: Pokémon - Sword and Shield becomes a hit. Image: Nintendo (YouTube)
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Nintendo grabs them all: Pokemon – Sword and Shield sales break records. According to SuperData, the title was sold around 2.7 million times in the first month alone. The million-seller “Sword and Shield” thus has the best launch of the Pokémon series in the USA. And worldwide, Pokémon - Sword and Shield is many times more successful.


It is difficult to survive against the cuddly pocket monsters. Pokémon - Sword and Shield tops the grandiose ones Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order sales and leaves hits like Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC or Borderlands 3 far behind. Nintendo sold 2.7 million units in the US in the first month alone. 

Mega hit in Japan: 1.36 million games in three days

According to SuperData* Pokémon – Sword and Shield stands for Nintendo Switch thus reaching the top of the console charts for the month of November. The numbers speak volumes: In addition to the 2.7 million US sales, there are another 2.5 million units sold in Japan.

The sales there in the first three days are particularly impressive: Nintendo sells around 72 million units in 1.36 hours, making Pokémon sword and shield a mega hit. The game for the Nintendo Switch was sold around 6 million times around the world in the week of its release.

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The success comes as no surprise. Pokémon – Sword and Shield is the first truly new offshoot of the series Nintendo Switch. The fact that the title can leave behind such well-known Nintendo games as Luigi's Mansion 3 or the nostalgic The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening is not surprising given the market power of Pokémon.

Great joy: The new Pokémon offshoot washes money into Nintendo's pockets. Image: Nintendo (Youtube)
Great joy: The new Pokémon offshoot washes money into Nintendo's pockets. Image: Nintendo (Youtube)

In the popular US charts, Pokémon – Sword and Shield ranks for Nintendo Switch in several places - each with the two individual titles Pokémon - Sword and Pokémon - Shield as well as with the double pack. 

Pokémon - Sword and Shield has not been consistently well received by critics and gamers. Sometimes some reviews were mixed up. Few innovations, technical weaknesses and the low level of difficulty did not meet with approval from all fans. Overall, Pokémon Sword and Shield is a solid main series offshoot that Nintendo and Gamefreak can build on.



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