Pokémon Legends: Arceus has sold 6.5 million units worldwide

Recently, it was announced that _ Pokémon Legends: Arceus _ had the second best launch of any switch game in Japan, this thanks to more than 1.4 million copies. Now, today, Nintendo revealed that this title has managed to sell 6.5 million units worldwide in its first week , a managed to surpass the two previous releases in the series.

Through your official Twitter account, Nintendo thanked all fans for this achieved. In this way, pokémon legends: arceous has managed to overcome sales that sword and shield and brilliant diamond and shining pearl achieved during their first week . The two prior major titles in the series moved six million units during this period of time.

Although at the moment it is not confirmed, 6.5 million units would position pokémon legends: arceous as the second best launch of the worldwide switch , only behind the 11. 77 million copies that sold animal crossing: New Horizons in 11 days.

At this rate would not be surprising to see Pokémon Legends: Arceus on the list of the best sold by the switch for the next fiscal quarter of Nintendo . Recall that Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are located in the ninth place, then we have let's go pikachu / eevee in eighth, and _sword and shield in fifth place.

On related topics, here you can check our review of pokémon legends: arceous. Similarly, this is our gameplay of the game.

Editor's note:

Despite their mistakes, _pokémon legends: arceous paint a good image for the future of the series, and is an experiment that combines the best elements of the last titles in the series, so break the mold seems to have attracted more people.