Pokemon games have shipped over 300 million copies worldwide
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Today, The Pokemon Company announced that the total shipments of the Pokemon games have surpassed 300 million units worldwide. The latest games, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, gave the franchise another boost when they launched on 3DS last week.
Today’s figure includes 76 Pokemon-related games from February 1996 all the way up until November 2017. Sales from downloads are included.
Over an hour of Style Savvy: Styling Star footage
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Style Savvy: Styling Star is out now in Europe, where it’s known as Nintendo presents: New Style Boutique 3 – Styling Star. The North American release is taking place next month. Have a look at a ton of footage below.
Catching shiny Pokemon is a bit easier in Pokemon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon
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Finding shiny Pokemon in past games hasn’t been an easy task. Usually the odds are 1 in 4,000 of encountering such a Pokemon. But with Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, it seems that it’s easier than ever to find shiny Pokemon.
Want to try finding such a Pokemon in the new 3DS games? Kotaku recommends doing the following:
Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon pay tribute to Satoru Iwata
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It’s been over two years since late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata passed away. The loss is something that many haven’t forgotten, including Pokemon developer Game Freak.
In Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon, the games pay tribute to Iwata. We won’t go into the details for those who want to experience it for themselves, but we have a look at the tribute below.
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Walmart, GameStop, Best Buy’s Black Friday 2017 deals going live, Zelda: Ocarina of Time 2DS bundle available
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Update 2: Best Buy Black Friday deals now live here.
Update: GameStop Black Friday deals now live here.
We’re just entering Thanksgiving now, but Walmart is already putting up its deals for Black Friday. You can see what the retailer has to offer here. Highlights include Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle and NBA 2K18 for $29 each, among others.
Walmart is also selling the new Zelda: Ocarina of Time 2DS bundle. That’s on the site here.
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Media Create sales (11/13/17 – 11/19/17)
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The latest Japanese hardware sales from Media Create are as follows:
Switch – 86,999
New 2DS LL – 29,013
PS4 – 18,126
New 3DS LL – 11,074
PS4 Pro – 8,176
2DS – 3,113
Vita – 3,090
New 3DS – 280
Xbox One X – 143
Xbox One – 104
PS3 – 46
Wii U – 43
For comparison’s sake, here are the hardware numbers from last week:
Switch – 79,958
PS4 – 20,021
New 2DS LL – 10,323
New 3DS LL – 7,296
PS4 Pro – 6,037
Vita – 3,210
2DS – 1,484
Xbox One X – 1,344
New 3DS – 266
Xbox One – 121
PS3 – 41
Wii U – 36
And here are the software charts:
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Japan: Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon sell 1.2 million copies in first three days
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Famitsu has reported the first sales data for Pokemon Ultra Sun and Pokemon Ultra Moon. The outlet offers insight into their performance in Japan.
During a three-day span, specifically between November 17 and November 19, the latest Pokemon games collectively sold 1,199,814 copies. This includes download cards and the double pack, but not eShop sales.
3DS sales also increased last week. Sales for the system rose from 18,687 units to 40,582 units.
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Japanese 3DS themes (11/22/17)
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A couple of new 3DS themes are out now in Japan. Here’s the lineup:
Beyblade Burst God – 200 yen
Crayon Shin-Chan Gekiatsu! Oden wa Rudo Dai Konran!! – 200 yen
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Japanese Kirby Battle Royale commercials
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Nintendo has uploaded a pair of commercials for Kirby Battle Royale. View the two adverts below.
Switch was the most-sold gaming system in Canada last month, other sales data
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A few days ago, Nintendo shared a bunch of data about its sales performance in the US last month. The company followed up yesterday with some news for Canada.
In October, Switch was the most-sold gaming system. It’s also still the best-selling system of 2017.
