#PokémonSwordShield at 20M Sold, Nintendo Switch outsells 3DS!

Another day, another dollar, another sales milestone crossed. Hey fellas: I thought I would share a piece of updated sales data that just got published from Nintendo after their last fiscal quarter of 2020; one of the few good things to come out of the last year.

As of December 31, 2020, Pokémon Sword and Shield have sold a combined 20.35 million copies worldwide across all versions; cementing their status among the top 3 bestselling titles in the entire franchise; alongside Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal at 23 million sold and the original Pokémon Red, Blue and Yellow at 31 million sold. So much for having given way: to think people called a “fad” all those years ago! The games have even outsold Super Mario Odyssey at 20.23 million copies. 

The Switch itself has also sold over 79.87 million units worldwide; outselling the 75.94 million units the 3DS sold in its lifecycle; in less than half the time on the market! Other games on the list include The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at 21.45 million copies, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate at 22.85 million copies; and Animal Crossing New Horizons at 31.18 million copies. The top-seller remains Mario Kart 8 Deluxe at 33.41 million copies.

Given this latest update, I am very confident about the future of the franchise as the first quarter of a century it’s been around; and I’m not worried one bit about what lies ahead (talk persists of the long-gestating Sinnoh remakes finally being made). I will be eager to bring you any further developments as they happen, and I still intend to review the newest move whenever the film is dubbed and officially released stateside (hopefully with an encore Zarude event for people like me who haven’t yet resolved the issue with the last one). That will be all for now, and I will see you again soon with more content. #Pokémon25