The Pokemon franchise recently saw its latest video game iteration in the form of Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Released on January 28, 2022, the game is seeing tremendous success out of the gate with fans loving the innovative take on the classic Pokemon formula. Previous entries in the franchise have mostly been composed of turn-based RPGs, Arceus scraps all that to make room for a unique title.
Developer Game Freak has reinvented the wheel, as Arceus involves new mechanics from the ground up. Providing a fresh feel to each new encounter, and a game world that feels different. Given these points, it’s no wonder Arceus is seeing success amongst its fanbase. But with a recent tweet from Nintendo themselves, players get a definite look into how well the latest Pokemon title has been performing worldwide.
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Pokemon Legends: Arceus’ Worldwide sales numbers
The Japanese Game magazine Famitsu recently gave gamers the first look into the popularity of the title. It published the record-breaking sales of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, only to reveal how well the game performed in Japan. But on Friday, Nintendo finally revealed the worldwide sales figure for the title.
Thank you to the more than 6.5 million explorers worldwide who have already embarked on an exciting new adventure in #PokemonLegendsArceus!
We hope you're loading up on more potato mochi before your next research mission! pic.twitter.com/u1MKRHkhhD
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) February 4, 2022
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In the tweet Nintendo expressed its gratitude to players, referring to them as “6.5 million explorers worldwide”.
Notably, Arceus achieved this massive number in a mere week since its release. To put it into perspective, Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl had the highest opening for a remake throughout the franchise, with Famitsu reporting it raked in over 6 million sales within the first weekend.
Ever since its launch back in November 2021, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have sold a total of 13.97 million units, leaving it just shy of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire’s 14.46 million units sold, according to Dot Esports. The latter is considered the best performing Pokemon remake of all time, and with BDSP’s January sales still unknown, it could have already overtaken ORAS.
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However, with Arceus quickly overtaking BDSP’s opening weekend, players could see the former crushing BDSP’s lifetime sales target. And according to fan reactions, that might happen sooner than you think.
This is gonna be my go to game for a verrrrrrry long time! Hope they add good dlc and online battles in the future 🤞 pic.twitter.com/m95iwwtLD8
— Jo (art commission form link in bio) (@SEKIROarts) February 4, 2022
That is freaking awesome! I love Pokemon Legends Arceus new gameplay and can't wait to see what they do next with the game!
— OJ – PlayerEssence (@PlayerEssence) February 4, 2022
But some fans have issues they want to see addressed.
Love the game, can't put it down
But the lack of voice acting is just pure laziness, I don't care that that's how main series games have been, the fact that they made a switch game and decided to stick with no voice acting shows the games still has a long way to go— JD (@ThiccConstant) February 4, 2022
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Whoever at nintendo is reading these comments, for the love of god. Tell the developers, don't just drop this game model after this release. This is what a LOT of us wished pokemon would look like over the years.
— insanemane (@THEinsanemane) February 4, 2022
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The latest iteration of the Pokemon franchise is far from being the perfect game, fans are divided over the graphics, some have issues with the Fps the game runs at the render distance is another notable issue. But with the community loving the game’s concept and the innovation, it undertakes to provide a fresh story, players are looking forward to what’s next.
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