Pokémon Sun and Moon are Nintendo’s best ever pre-sellers

By Jemma Casson • 8 years ago

Oct
2016

Pokémon Sun and Moon already super popular

Nintendo has announced that Pokémon Sun and Moon are officially the best pre-selling games in their long history, with a record number of pre-orders for the games. Additionally, the special demo version is now the most downloaded demo on the 3DS eShop ever, with over 3.5 million downloads within the first week.

The games, due for release next month, commemorate the franchise’s 20th anniversary, with the first Pokémon game launched 20 years ago. Recent outings like Pokémon GO have only enhanced popularity, and have contributed to the increasing demand for pre-orders and demos.

Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon launch on the 3DS on 18 November around the world, with the exception of Europe who will have to wait a few extra days until 23 November.

Are you one of the many fans who have pre-ordered the new game, or downloaded the demo? Let us know your thoughts so far in the comments section below.

Source: Polygon

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Jemma Casson

I love all things Nintendo! It's my Dad's fault really, since he bought my sister and I the NES many Christmases ago. It was the beginning of a love affair, but who could blame me? There was no better introduction to video games than Mario and Zelda! I'm a proud owner of a 3DS (Fire Emblem-branded, thank you), a Wii U (which, incidentally, also doubles as my TV remote), and the Switch (day one, naturally). I'm a writer and a web developer, so I love writing reviews and take design elements very seriously. My all-time favorite game is Super Mario World for the SNES, though I'm also partial to any of the Mario Kart entries.

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