Pokemon Scarlet and Violet had the biggest launch of any console exclusive game ever
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet sold 10 million units in their fi🍃rst three days

Nintendo has revealed some staggering 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pokemon Scarlet and Violet sales figures, and it turns out the new installments had the biggest launch of any conso꧅le exclusive game ever.
In a , Nintendo revealed that it sold an eye-watering ☂10 million copies of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet globally within three days of their launch, with four million of those units being sold in Ja🃏pan. "This is the highest number ever for global and domestic sales in the first three days after the release of software for all Nintendo game consoles, including Nintendo Switch," reads a bit from the press release.
points out, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's launch broke a number of sales records. Not only is it the biggest Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, and Pokemon launch ever, it's also the highest sales for any console exclusive launch in history. "There has never been a game, ever, released for any platform as an exclusive that has sold more than this," said BenjiSales. "We are literally looking at the Biggest Exclusive Launch of all time. Insanity."For some context, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Animal Crossing: New Horizons, one of the best-selling Switch games to date, only sold , while the more recent Splatoon 3 sold a whopping 3.45 million 𝔍units in Japa🍰n during that same three-day launch window.
These historic sales fly in the face of growing criticism around the game's performance and visuals. GamesRadar's 3/5-star 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pokemon Scarlet and Violet review notes🍷 these performance issues and says it's "the most interesting Pokemon game in a long time, for better and worse."
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