Around half of these sales were on Nintendo Switch 2.<\/b>
\nWhile fans are arguing over whether Game Freak is being lazy with its latest Pok\u00e9mon outings, these games continue to prove they’ll pretty much always sell. Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A has sold 5.8 million units in its first week on the market.
This data comes from Pok\u00e9mon, which shows that around half of the launch sales were for the Nintendo Switch 2 version of Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A. As per Nintendeal, we can see how this data stacks up against the launch sales of other Pok\u00e9mon games.
If we’re to put Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A up against its fellows, it appears to be a very strong performer, outpacing the original Kalos adventure Pok\u00e9mon X and Y, which sold 4 million units in its first week. However, other recent games have outsold Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A. Pok\u00e9mon Sword\/Shield sold 6 million units at launch, Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Arceus took home 6.5 million, and of course Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet\/Violet achieved a whopping 10 million copies sold in just 3 days.
So, while up against some of its peers Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A might not have the strongest sales figures, it’s important to remember that selling 5.8 million units is a lot. Even if there are real conversations to be had about Game Freak’s game quality, there are plenty of fans willing to ignore those topics and pick up the latest Pok\u00e9mon adventure.<\/p>\n