Pokémon games launch weekend unit sales in Japan 2022

Published by Statista Research Department, Mar 13, 2023
Released on November 18, 2022, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet sold more than 2.5 million physical launch units in Japan and had reached 20 million global unit sales at the end of December 2022. The latest entry in the long-running Pokémon franchise outsold other recent titles in the series on their launch weekends. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's boxed sales during its Japanese launch weekend amounted to 1.39 million units.

Launch weekend unit sales generated by select Pokémon gaming titles in Japan as of November 2022 (in millions)

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Release date

November 2022

Region

Japan

Survey time period

as of November 2022

Special properties

first three days after launch; physical units only

Supplementary notes

Data regarding other titles from previous reporting.

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