Some brand new sales numbers made their debut thanks to The NPD Group, and so farPokemon Sword and Shieldis continuing to break its franchise global sales records. According tothe Twitter threadfrom Mat Piscatella, a video game industry analyst at The NPD Group, the latest installment in the long running series has the highest launch month dollar sales inPokemonfranchise history:
This of course means that it beat out the previous record holder for best launch month dollar sales:Pokemon Sun and Moon.
Other notable stats include that for the month of NovemberPokemon Swordwas the third best selling game, the double pack including both titles ranking at fourth place, andPokemon Shieldbeing in fifth place. However, if you combined those sales then total it would bring them to the number two spot.
In other recent news,Pokemon Sword and Shieldare already the eighth best-selling Nintendo Switch games of all time atsix million units soldduring its launch weekend alone. Check out pictures of thegame’s launch eventheld at Nintendo NYC. And in not so cheery recent news, Pokemon Company International is looking tosue leakerswho spread around pictures of their then unreleased official strategy guide.
The Pokemon Company announced anew animated seriescalledPokemon: Twilight Wings, which will debut on YouTube next month. The seven-part animated web series will be coming in January 2020 with each episode approximately five minutes long. Not to mention the studio that’s developing and animating is Studio Colorido, which was previously known for producing the animated filmPenguin Highway, and is being directed by Shingo Yamashita.
Pokemon Sword and Shieldreleasedfor Nintendo Switch on November 15th. Meanwhile check out our in-depth review for the gamehere, in which the News Editor states that “Pokemon Sword and Shieldare a lot of fun, even if the series is experiencing growing pains with the transition to home consoles.” you’re able to purchaseSwordhere andShieldhere.
