Pokémon Scarlet and Violet sold 10 million units in 3 days

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet became the biggest launch of a console-exclusive game of all time.

Nintendo announced today that its latest game in the Pokémon franchise, Scarlet and Violet, sold 10 million units in just 3 days.

Japan alone bought more than 4 million of those units.

With these numbers, Pokémon Scarlet Violet broke some records for Nintendo. It is the fastest-selling game in Nintendo’s history.

• Biggest launch in the Pokémon franchise
• Biggest launch of a Nintendo Switch game
• Biggest launch of a Nintendo game on any platform
• Biggest launch of a console-exclusive game, on any console, of all time

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was released 3 years after Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is the franchise’s first fully open-world game.

It is being heavily criticized for below-expected performance, as the game has several graphical glitches and slowdowns. But at the same time, the shift to an open world and the gameplay novelties are being widely praised.

Source: Nintendo and Benji Sales