- Pokémon Legends: Z-A is the biggest physical game launch in the US since the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Circana analyst Mat Piscatella reports that the Pokémon game had a successful launch week in both physical units and dollar sales
- The sales do not include physical sales made from the latest Nintendo Switch 2 bundle
Pokémon Legends: Z-A[1] is the biggest physical game launch in the US since the release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[2] in 2023.
That’s according to Circana senior director Mat Piscatella, who wrote on BlueSky[3] (via GamesRadar[4]) that the latest Pokémon entry had a hugely successful launch week in both physical units and dollar sales, surpassing Tears of the Kingdom.
“Pokémon Legends: Z-A had a massive US launch at retail,” Piscatella said.
“Launch week physical unit and dollar sales of Pokémon Legends: Z-A were the biggest for a new physical video game launch since The Legend of Zelda[5]: Tears of the Kingdom back in May of 2023.”
Piscatella also confirmed that this does not include physical sales made from the latest Nintendo Switch 2 bundle[6], which includes a digital code for Legends: Z-A.
The Circana analyst didn’t provide any specific numbers, but last week, Nintendo announced in a press release[7] (via IGN[8]) that Pokémon Legends: Z-A had sold 5.8 million copies after a week, which also included digital copies.
In comparison, Tears of the Kingdom sold 10 million copies worldwide in its first three days[9], becoming the fastest-selling game in the history of the Legend of Zelda series.
In TechRadar Gaming’s Pokémon Legends: Z-A review[10], Hamish Hector called the game “a mega evolution for the franchise”.
Pokémon Legends: Z-A is now available on Nintendo Switch[11] and Nintendo Switch 2[12].
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References
- ^ Pokémon Legends: Z-A (www.techradar.com)
- ^ The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (www.techradar.com)
- ^ BlueSky (bsky.app)
- ^ GamesRadar (www.gamesradar.com)
- ^ Legend of Zelda (www.techradar.com)
- ^ latest Nintendo Switch 2 bundle (www.techradar.com)
- ^ press release (corporate.pokemon.co.jp)
- ^ IGN (www.ign.com)
- ^ Tears of the Kingdom sold 10 million copies worldwide in its first three days (x.com)
- ^ Pokémon Legends: Z-A review (www.techradar.com)
- ^ Nintendo Switch (www.techradar.com)
- ^ Nintendo Switch 2 (www.techradar.com)
- ^ Follow TechRadar on Google News (news.google.com)
- ^ add us as a preferred source (www.google.com)
- ^ follow TechRadar on TikTok (www.tiktok.com)
- ^ WhatsApp (whatsapp.com)