Pokemon Scarlet & Violet on brink of surpassing Sword & Shield’s sales

❘ Published: 2023-08-03T22:33:29

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New quarterly financial reports from Nintendo confirm that Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are on the brink of breaking some major sales milestones, including surpassing Sword & Shield.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet have been out for a little over eight months now and, despite a fairly rough launch plagued with bugs, the game has been fairly well received by fans.

With Pokemon’s wide-ranging appeal coupled with the Nintendo Switch’s incredibly strong user base, Scarlet & Violet have no doubt sold incredibly well since launch.

Now, fans know just how well the Generation 9 titles have sold thanks to Nintendo’s most recent quarterly financial reports — which have revealed Scarlet & Violet are on track to break some records.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet hit impressive sales milestone

According to Nintendo’s quarterly financial reports released on August 2, 2023, Pokemon Scarlet & Violet have surpassed 22.66 million units sold.

Alongside Pokemon’s total sales figures, Nintendo reported that Pokemon Sword & Shield recently surpassed 25.92 million units sold — though whether this accounts for DLC is unknown.

This means that Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are quickly on track to overtake the Gen 8 titles in just eight months of release. For context, Sword & Shield were released on November 15, 2019, which has given them which has given them nearly four years to reach the 25 million milestone.

The three starter Pokemon in Scarlet and Violet

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are on track to overtake Sword & Shield’s lifetime sales in under a year.

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet are set to overtake more than just Gen 8. The Generation 9 games have nearly surpassed Gold & Silver’s lifetime sales of 23.73 million units.

Considering Gold & Silver are some of the most popular Pokemon titles ever released this is no small feat. However, Scarlet & Violet still have a way to go before they become the best-selling Pokemon titles ever released.

That crown still belongs to the original Pokemon Red & Blue, which is currently sitting at an impressive 31.37 million units sold. Despite Generation 9’s popularity, it will likely be quite a while before Scarlet & Violet reaches those same heights.