Will be interesting to see how much Legends Arceus sells in the weeks to come. It managed to exceed the launch sales of Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl despite the unusual launch period, so that is excellent.
Outside of Japan, Pokemon has been Nintendo’s perrenial holiday quarter title since 2012, so it’s 2nd or 3rd month of sales have always corresponded with Black Friday/Christmas. Legends Arceus is the first Pokemon game in over a decade not to launch during the holiday quarter, so it won’t get any early holiday boost.
On the other hand, its WoM and strong social media metrics have been string (i.e. it is by far and away the most popular Nintendo game on Twitch based on peak concurrent viewer count).
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