Pokémon Sun and Moon Become Fastest-Selling Games in Nintendo History

PokemonSunAfter becoming the most pre-ordered video games in Nintendo history, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon have now become the fastest-selling games that the company has launched in the Americas.

In less than two weeks, the games for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems sold a combined total of 3.7 million units, an 85 percent increase over Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, the previous record holders for Nintendo’s fastest-selling games during the same period when those games launched in 2013. All Pokémon-related software has sold more than 280 million units worldwide since launching in 1996.

After becoming the most pre-ordered video games in Nintendo history, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon – the latest games in the wildly popular Pokémon franchise – have now become the fastest-selling games that Nintendo has ever launched in the Americas.

In Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, Pokémon Trainers-in-the-making head to the game’s new Alola Region—a series of tropical islands—to catch, battle, and trade Pokémon. With new Z-Moves, Pokémon can unleash powerful attacks in battle. The new Poké Ride feature allows certain Pokémon to help people get to places they wouldn’t be able to reach by using human strength alone. In addition to three new partner Pokémon, players can catch a host of new Pokémon, as well as the unique regional variants of some familiar favorites.

About the author

Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik

Maddie Michalik was the Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book from 2020-2022. She was also a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider.

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