![[Image: Nintendo]](https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_1600/erhzxeh9mtyz3p9guzam.png)
While Nintendo was ready for Pokémon Sun and Moon to hit historic sales figures, the company announced today that its numbers did not surpass Pokémon X and Y’s Japanese launch. Don’t worry, because Sun and Moon still did crazy good.
Famitsu reports that in its first three days on sale, Pokémon Sun And Moon sold 1,905,107 copies at retail (this number doesn’t include the download versions).
In Pokémon X and Y’s first two days on sale in 2013, the games sold 1,866,570 copies in Japan, but sold another 473,151 copies in its second week for a total of 2,339,721 in its first nine days. (These numbers do not include downloads.)
According to Famitsu, Pokémon Sun and Moon’s 1,905,107 units sold didn’t beat Pokémon X and Y’s 2.096 million units sold during the same period. It’s still the second best-selling 3DS game at launch in Japan. Not too shabby!
Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.
DISCUSSION
Gotta say, as someone who didn’t come into Gen 7 expecting much, I’ve been absolutely blown away by how much of a return to form this game feels like. It’s challenging, the world is fun to explore, and the story is legitimately well-written and fun (if dead simple, which is to be expected).
Plus, the new ‘Mons are way better than the ones from Gen 6. Rockruff is adorbs.