Brought to you by the Japanese company Scarlet Pokemon And the Pokemon Violet On November 18th. It has sold over four million copies in Japan alone. This is also a record in the Japanese market. This domestic sales record has been held since September Splatoon 3.

the game Animal Crossing: New Horizons The big hit was during the Corona pandemic, when people were forced to stay at home and the demand for home entertainment and games increased. But the latest Splatoon– And the PokemonThe games thus ensured better sales figures.

For comparison: Sony launched a competitor this month God of War Ragnarok. It sold 5.1 million copies in its first week.

The two Japanese entertainment giants made a cautious outlook for the coming year as demand weakened throughout the year. Nintendo has cut its sales forecast for Switch consoles by a tenth, in part due to an ongoing chip shortage.

The Nintendo Switch console is now five years old. The company still believes that it will be able to keep up with the relatively old device by launching new games.