Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee sell three million units worldwide in first three days
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Following up on last night’s reveal of the Japanese sales numbers for Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee during its launch week, The Pokemon Company has confirmed that the two games have already surpassed three million units sold worldwide over that same stretch.
According to the company, this marks the best debut week for a Switch title to date. With 664,198 copies confirmed to have sold in Japan, it is presumed that the other 2.3 million units sold were from North America and Europe combined. In addition, it is expected that these sales figures include both physical and digital sales.
Here’s how Pokemon: Let’s Go works with two players
Posted on 6 years ago by Eric Zauch in Features, Switch, Videos | 0 comments
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! are out and it includes something that Pokemon fans are not accustomed to. For the first time in a mainline entry, players can enjoy the adventure with a second player. However, all that glitters is not gold nuggets and the new co-op mode is not for everyone. If you’d like to know whether if it’s for you or are curios at how it all works, here is everything you need to know before you share the joy.
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Eevee sell 664,198 copies in Japan in first three days
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Thanks to Famitsu, we now have sales data for Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee in Japan. In its first three days, the two games sold 664,198 copies. This figure accounts for physical copies, download cards, Poke Ball Plus bundles, and Switch bundles. Digital sales are not included.
Pokemon: Let’s Go had the second best debut of any Switch game. It only trailed Splatoon 2, which managed to sell slightly more at 670,000 units.
Understandably, Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee provided a huge boost to Switch sales. The console sold 180,585 units – or three times more than the previous week.
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee concept art shows Meltan, Red and Green
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New Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee concept art has emerged from the Japanese pre-order book at Pokemon Center Japan.
The first image, attached us above, gives us a closer look at Meltan. An image showing Red and Green can be found below.
Pokemon: Let’s Go sells 116,000 copies in the UK, Pikachu more popular, boosts Switch hardware and software
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Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee were some of the biggest game releases this past week. The first region to report sales is the UK, where the two titles did pretty well all things considered.
An initial figure puts the Pokemon: Let’s Go games at 116,000 copies sold – not including digital. Pikachu was apparently the more popular version by quite a bit.
Photos of the Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee launch event at Nintendo NY
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Nintendo NY held a special event last night to celebrate the launch of Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee. We have a few photos straight from Nintendo below.
Masuda on Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee – visual style, changes, and more
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Ahead of Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee’s launch, Bahamut spoke with director Junichi Masuda. Siliconera translated the discussion points.
You can find a summary of what was shared below. Topics include the game’s visual style, changes that were made, and more.
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee fully work in portable mode without motion controls
Posted on 6 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments
Ever since Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee were announced, there’s been one uncertainty surrounding the game. Will motion controls be required? Now that people are starting to get their hands on copies, we finally have a concrete answer once and for all.
When playing in portable mode, you’ll be happy to hear that motion controls aren’t required. Both titles are fully playable without needing to use motion controls when catching Pokemon. You can simply press the A button at the right time to have a better chance of success at catching.
A look inside the Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee case
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Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu and Pokemon: Let’s Go, Eevee continue the trend of Nintendo featuring art and other material inside Switch cases. Many publishers opt to include nothing inside, but that isn’t the case with the Big N. As seen above, buyers are treated to a look at a map of the Kanto region.
Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee reviews roundup
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Reviews for Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee are starting to go live. We’ve rounded up a few of the early verdicts below.
