gamesindustry.biz has released an update on UK boxed game sales for the past week, most notably with the release of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Both individual versions of the game (Violet and Scarlet) have been rated ranked first or second. Even more interesting is the comparison with other games released this year.
In terms of UK physical sales in the first week of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s release surpassed all games released this year. The new game from Game Freak surpassed the previous hegemon in the form of FIFA 23 by 4%. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet also left other big games behind this year, including God of War Ragnarok, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 or Elden Ring. At the same time, it was the new God of War that recently came close to surpassing FIFA.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are the biggest UK game launches of 2022
• Physical units 2nd biggest Pokemon launch of all time (with digital probably #1)
• 36% more than Sword/Shield, 70% more than Diamond/Pearl remakes, 56% more than Arceushttps://t.co/1TZubAwaXY pic.twitter.com/SCCCRw7CSa— Benji-Sales (@BenjiSales) November 21, 2022
The success of the new work is clearly visible in compared to other games from the Pokémon universe. With the exception of Pokémon Sun and Moon, which was released on the Nintendo 3DS console at a time when the brand was at its peak with the release of Pokémon Go at the time, no other installment was able to achieve such high sales. scores for the first week. In addition, we must not forget that this is an exclusive that is only available on the Nintendo Switch.
While we’re still only talking about UK box sales, this is a good early indication of possible future developments that could make Pokémon Scarlet and Violet one of the best-selling games of the year.
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Source :Indian TV
