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Media Create reported that Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon sold 1.591 million copies in its first three days in Japan. Additional information from the sales tracker reveals that Sun sold 808,000 copies while Moon was at 783,000 units.

If you count the Double Pack which also sold 151,000 units (containing two games in each), the overall total is 1.893 million. That puts Pokemon Sun/Moon at the same scale as X/Y, which sold 1.867 million in first week without the Double Pack. Both also have the relatively same sell-through rate of about 80 percent.

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Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon boot up faster on New 3DS systems compared to original 3DS and 2DS models. But how do they compare during actual gameplay?

In Nintendo Life’s new video, we’re able to see that the New 3DS has just a slight edge when it comes to loading areas. The newer portable also seems to have a bit of an advantage when multiple Pokemon are involved with a battle – specifically Battle Royal. There aren’t major differences and the average player probably wouldn’t be able to detect them, though it’s worth pointing out in any case.

Watch the full video below.

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Yet another Pokemon Sun/Moon bundle has popped up, this time at Walmart. Packages containing a bonus Legendary Pokemon figure are available. 3DS owners can nab the Sun version with Solgaleo here and the Lunala version with Lunala here.

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Update: The themes are now available on the EU eShop as well.

Two new Pokemon Sun/Moon 3DS themes will be out tomorrow. You’ll be able to purchase “Pokemon Sun & Pokemon Moon – Tropical” as well as “Pokemon Solgaleo/Lunala”. Footage of both is below.

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Nintendo produced a 30-second commercial prior to the launch of Pokemon Sun/Moon. We now have another advert that’s about half as long and is for the actual release. Watch it below.

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We know that Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon are off to a great start in Japan having sold nearly two million copies in just a few days. Unsurprisingly, they appear to be doing quite well in North America as well.

During its financial call today, GameStop said that Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon are the retailer’s best-performing games of 2016. Additionally, pre-orders were the highest for any title at GameStop in five years.

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We’ve already gotten a closer look at the steelbook edition of Pokemon Sun/Moon in North America, but how did the European version turn out? Take a look in the video below.

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Update: Serebii now writes that “the reports may have left out certain illicit circumstances being involved”, but is still looking into the situation. We’ll let you know if we hear anything more.

Original: If you’re playing Pokemon Sun or Pokemon Moon, you may want to avoid saving in Pokemon Centers and the Battle Tree for the time being. Some users are reporting various issues when doing so. You may encounter a glitch, or your save file could be ruined.

Here’s a look at what happened when one person booted up his game after saving in the Pokemon Center, in which the character model did not load properly:

Hopefully a patch for these issues is issued shortly. We did see similar problems with Pokemon X/Y, but Game Freak did create an update to address them.

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With some people beginning to nab the new Pokemon Z-Ring Set, unboxing videos are popping up on YouTube. Take a closer look at the new toy below.

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Did you know that you can high-five Pokemon in Pokemon Sun/Moon? If you’re in Pokemon Refresh and tap the screen above one of your party members, the cute move will be triggered.

Apparently not all Pokemon will be up for a high-five. Polygon writes that creatures that it works best with creatures that more closely resemble animals. Litten, Growlithe, Meowth and other bi- and quadripedal Pokemon will be fine with sharing a high-five.

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