Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Surpass 26 Million Sales, Claiming the Title of Second-Best Selling Game in Franchise History!

Nintendo has announced an exciting milestone this morning: the latest additions to the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, have triumphed in sales, reaching an impressive 26.79 million copies sold worldwide. This achievement positions them as the second best-selling Pokémon titles ever, following closely behind the classic Game Boy releases. Despite a rocky start regarding performance and visuals, players have rallied around these games. Fingers crossed that the anticipated free update for the Nintendo Switch 2 will smooth out any lingering issues!

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have now sold 26.79 million units.

They now have become the 2nd best selling Pokémon game in history, only behind the original GameBoy entries. pic.twitter.com/mCiUv9RyO5

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