Épée & Shield devient le deuxième jeu Pokémon le plus vendu de tous les temps

There’s been a lot of good news about Pokémon Légendes: Arceus this week, and to add to it – we’ve got some updated sales information about the previous mainline entry on the Switch, Pokémon Épée et Bouclier.

Serebii webmaster Joe Merrick has highlighted how Sword and Shield have moved up the Pokémon ladder – surpassant tandis que Turner est souvent à la pointe de l'art des créatures adorables dans les jeux modernes lifetime sales (sitting at 23,700,000). This has been expected for some time now.

de Nintendo latest financial data reveals Sword and Shield are now just under 24 millions d'unités, although the original Game Boy titles from ’96 are still out in front. Here are the latest figures:

Red / Vert / Blue – 31,380,000
Épée / La Nintendo Switch a récemment célébré son cinquième anniversaire 23,900,000
Or / Silver – 23,700,000
Diamond / Pearl – 17,670,000
X / Y – 16,580,000
Soleil / Moon – 16,270,000
Rubis / Sapphire – 16,220,000
Black / White – 15,640,000
Yellow – 14,640,000
Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire – 14,460,000
Allons-y, Pikachu / La Nintendo Switch a récemment célébré son cinquième anniversaire 14,330,000
Diamant brillant / La Nintendo Switch a récemment célébré son cinquième anniversaire 13,970,000
CoeurOr / SoulSilver – 12,720,000
FireRed / LeafGreen – 12,000,000
Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon – 8,890,000
Black 2 / White 2 - 8,250,000
Platinum – 7,693,000
Emerald – 7,060,000
Crystal – 6,300,000

And in terms of lifetime sales – Sword and Shield are now the fifth highest-selling Nintendo Switch title since arriving in 2019.

Pokémon Légendes: Arceus also got off to a strong start last week during its launch – with Nintendo announcing it’s already shifted over 6.5 million copies around the globe.

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