‘Pokémon Sun and Moon’ Break Nintendo Sales Records!

Briefly: Incredible.

Yeah, every new Pokémon game is super popular. I certainly saw a resurgence in the popularity of the brand this Summer with the launch of Pokémon GO, in that a multitude of people who seemingly had no interest in Pokémon were suddenly obsessed with it.

Apparently that obsession carried over to the latest titles in the main series, because Pokémon Sun and Moon are breaking some major records in the Americas.

Nintendo today revealed that after becoming the most pre-ordered games in Nintendo history (worldwide), the games have now become Nintendo’s fastest selling games of all-time, selling a combined 3.7 million copies in just two weeks. As Ninty notes, this is an 85% increased on the previous record holder during the same period, which was naturally Pokémon X and Y.

Pierre-Paul Trepanier, Nintendo of Canada’s General Manager and Senior Director notes that “With these huge sales figures, Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moonhave proven themselves as two of the hottest video games to buy this holiday season. With great reviews and outstanding fan response, these next iterations in the Pokémon series are sure to please any player in the family.”

I haven’t yet had an opportunity to pick the game up, but I can’t freaking wait to see what the Alola region has in store for me. What have you thought of Pokémon Sun and Moon so far?