Greater than 99 million Pokemon video games have been bought for the Nintendo Switch alone. Nintendo confirmed this as a part of the corporate’s newest earnings announcement.
For the reason that Switch launched in 2017, there have been quite a few Pokemon video games launched for it, together with Pokken Event, Pokemon Quest, Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu/Let’s Go Eevee, Pokemon Sword and Defend, Pokemon Sensible Diamond and Shining Pearl, and Pokemon Legends: Arceus, alongside older titles included with Nintendo Switch On-line + Enlargement Pack.
Nintendo mentioned the Pokemon sequence has “discovered a brand new residence” on Switch, the place the “scope of gross sales has drastically elevated” over time. The 99 million gross sales determine represents Pokemon sport gross sales on Switch by way of September 30, so the franchise will probably cross 100 million quickly, if it hasn’t already.
Nintendo has supported The Pokemon Firm with authorized help, as the 2 corporations filed swimsuit towards Palworld studio Pocketpair pertaining to patent infringement claims. Nintendo owns a minority stake in The Pokemon Firm and has been a gentle companion through the years.
The following Pokemon sport for Switch is Pokemon Legends: Z-A, which releases in 2025.
It isn’t simply Pokemon that is having massive success on Switch, as The Legend of Zelda series–spanning Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom–has bought 53 million items on Switch. And the best-selling Switch sport of all time, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, has bought greater than 64 million copies by itself for Switch.
Greater than 1.3 billion video games have been bought thus far for the Switch. That is essentially the most for any Nintendo system ever, with the subsequent closest being Nintendo DS (948.76 million).
Trying forward, Nintendo has reconfirmed that it’ll announce the Switch 2, or regardless of the console known as, by April 2025. The system will play Switch 1 video games, and Nintendo Switch On-line shall be supported throughout each methods as nicely.