Pokemon Sun & Moon has broken previous Pokemon series records by having the strongest US launch in the history of the series, with it also beating Pokemon Black & White’s US launch by 8%. It was rumored that the popularity of Pokemon Go would make the sales for Sun & Moon very strong, but was broken records considered?
Here is the tweet which discusses the NPD numbers.
Pokémon Sun & Moon had the strongest launch in the history of the franchise in the U.S.
Up 8% vs Black & White's first month.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) December 15, 2016
It’s also counted for helping the Nintendo 3DS have its strongest month of physical software since the 3DS launched.
Nintendo 3DS experienced its highest monthly physical software spending in the history of the platform. Up 1% vs December 2014.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) December 15, 2016
