It showed the largest launch in the history of Nintendo.
According to Nintendo, the game broke the company’s record, including in the Japanese market. At home, the initial sales of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet amounted to 4.05 million copies. Before that, the palm belonged to Splatoon 3 — 3.45 million copies.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet was released on November 18 and immediately faced criticism from gamers dissatisfied with numerous technical problems. Her user rating on Metacritic is 2.9 out of 10.