Pokémon already sold more than 480 million games, will soon surpass Tetris

Pokemon is the largest entertainment franchise in the world. Those responsible for this IP know it and are constantly reaffirming it with products, collaborations and various projects that continue to nurture it. Today The Pokémon Company has just revealed how many games it has sold since 1996.

The Japanese company in charge of the franchise, made up of Nintendo, Game Freak and Creatures, updated today the sales figure for Pokemonas it does annually and announced that in the last year it sold around 40 million more copies (figures up to March 31, 2023).

Don’t forget to follow us on Google News.

Related Video: News Roundup for Week 20 of 2023

how many games of Pokemon Have been sold?

The push obviously came mostly from the latest games in the franchise, Pokémon Scarlet & Violetwhich debuted last November and sold tens of millions of copies in just a couple of days to become one of Nintendo’s best-ever releases despite initial performance issues and glitches (and more to come). games are still not undone).

With this, the franchise in terms of games or software has already exceeded 480 million units. This means that Pokemon is very close to unseating Tetriswhich is in the 3rd position on the list of best-selling video game franchises, with 495 million units. Mario ranks first with 823.38 million units sold.

In case you missed it: The Pokémon Company produced a record number of Pokémon TCG cards to combat the shortage.

If the basic estimates are right, this should be easily achieved by the next update, scheduled for next year. However, it is important to mention that call of duty not far from Pokemon, because until 2021 it had sold 400 million copies. On the page it is also revealed that the video game series of Pokemon It has support for 9 languages.

On the other hand, regarding Pokémon TCG, there is support for 14 languages ​​and it has a presence in 89 countries and regions, and the most important thing is that more than 52.9 billion cards have already been printed since 1996.

Finally, it was mentioned that the anime of Pokemon It has been broadcast in 192 countries and regions.

What do you think of the sales figures for Pokemon?, did you contribute to these fabulous results? Tell us in the comments.

You can find more news related to Pokemon if you visit this page.

Related video: Pokemon – 25th Anniversary Trailer

Stay informed with us, at LEVEL UP.

Fountain

Editorial: Gaming / Facebook / Twitter / Youtube / instagram / News / discord /Telegram / Google news