Pokemon Legends: Z-A sells 5.8 million copies worldwide in first week

The Pokemon Company has announced an official sales achievement for Pokemon Legends: Z-A, with the game reaching 5.8 million copies sold in its first week. This is based on physical units and digital downloads.

According to today’s announcement, about half of the copies sold were for the Nintendo Switch 2 version. Details about the performance of Nintendo Switch 2 hardware as part of the new bundle were not provided.

One thing that we know is that a good chunk of the game’s sales are from Japan. Based on the latest data reported by Famitsu today, around 1.5 million copies were sold in that country alone. Find more information about that here.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A is available on both Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch now. We’ve got a review of the game here.