Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! released November 16, 2018 exclusively on Nintendo Switch. In its first three days of sale, the game has sold a total of 664,198 retail copies in Japan. The game is doing pretty good for starters and as exclusive game.
According to Famitsu, the 664,198 number includes physical game copies, Poke Ball Plus Packs, download cards, and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! Switch hardware bundles. The number does not take into account the digital sale of game via Nintendo eShop.
Till date, Splatoon 2 has crowned the highest game selling title at Nintendo Switch platform in first three days of release in Japan. Splatoon 2 sold a total of 670,955 units in Japan in its first three days release. This makes Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee! to be second in the line.
In November 12 to 18, a total of 180,585 Nintendo Switch units were sold. While in the starting week of November a total of 53,385 units were sold of Nintendo Switch console. This marks a threefold increase in number of units sold of Nintendo Switch in mid of month of November.
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee is role playing game developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokemon Company and Nintendo exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
The games are enhanced remakes of its 1998 Pokemon Yellow video game. The game also derives its influences from Pokemon Go. There is also integration with Pokemon Go. The integration support feature is an optional one. The optional one support feature is a controller called Poke Ball Plus.
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee both are set into Kanto region. The game includes a total of 151 Pokemon creatures.
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