Pokmon Sword and Shield is the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game yet

Pokémon Sword and Shield are off to a great start, selling more than 6 million copies in the week since their release. That’s according to a tweet from The Pokémon Company, which notes that the figures make the latest mainline Pokémon installment the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game of all time.

New Pokémon games are invariably strong performers. The last all-new releases, Sun and Moon for 3DS, have sold 16.17 million copies to date according to Nintendo, and they were the company’s fastest-selling games ever in the West upon release. It’s worth noting, though, that the 3DS had a larger install base at that point in time, and the games sold for a lower price point.

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