According to a press release provided by Nintendo UK (after the jump), Pokemon X and Y has sold a combined total of 4 million units in just the first two days of sales. Due to the high sales, it looks like X and Y are destined to become the fastest selling Pokemon of all time, so far projecting ahead of Black and White 2 by 70%! Since 2002, only a select few Pokemon games have exceeded 10 Million units in sales, X and Y look like they will join the list:
| Title | Platform | Total Global Sales** |
| Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl | Nintendo DS | 17.63 Million |
| Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire | Game Boy Advance | 16.22 Million |
| Pokémon Black and Pokémon White | Nintendo DS | 15.42 Million |
| Pokémon HeartGold and Pokémon SoulSilver | Nintendo DS | 12.67 Million |
| Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen | Game Boy Advance | 12 Million |
POKÉMON X AND POKÉMON Y SELL MORE THAN 4 MILLION UNITS WORLDWIDE IN FIRST TWO DAYS
First Pokémon RPG for Nintendo 3DS launches simultaneously around the world
15th October 2013 – On Saturday, 12th October, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y became the first set of games in franchise history to launch simultaneously worldwide. Nintendo reported today that the games combined to sell more than 4 million units across Japan, Europe and The Americas on Saturday, 12th October and Sunday, 13th October*.
“The early response to Pokémon X and Pokémon Y not only reaffirms the ongoing passion of Pokémon fans, but also indicates that an entirely new generation of gamers are eager to experience the franchise for themselves,” said Nintendo President Satoru Iwata.
Since this was the first global launch in franchise history there isn’t an exact historical precedent for comparison. However, when combining and comparing regional data for previous launches, Pokémon Xand Pokémon Y would be the fastest-selling Nintendo 3DS title of all time and is tracking ahead of the last Pokémon RPG title, Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, by more than 70 percent.
With more than 245 million games sold worldwide, Pokémon continues to be one of the strongest brands in the history of videogames. Since 2002, five sets of Pokémon titles have combined to exceed 10 million units sold worldwide, with three sets combining to surpass 15 million units. That list includes:
| Title | Platform | Total Global Sales** |
| Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl | Nintendo DS | 17.63 Million |
| Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire | Game Boy Advance | 16.22 Million |
| Pokémon Black and Pokémon White | Nintendo DS | 15.42 Million |
| Pokémon HeartGold and Pokémon SoulSilver | Nintendo DS | 12.67 Million |
| Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen | Game Boy Advance | 12 Million |
Note to editors:
*Data from Europe primarily covers Saturday, 12th October as the great majority of retail outlets are closed on Sundays across Europe.
**Pokémon global sales are based on internal sales figures and current as of 31/03/2013.
This is why Nintendo will never die. Pikemon for Wii U?? IMG, that woudl be incredible. Pikemon Z for Wii U?
These sales figures just show that even if the wii U flops, Nintendo has plenty of money on the bank to start over and think of somethings different to catch the market again. I think things may be finally turning around for Wii U.
I plan on getting pokemon Y or X later this week if possible.
We can barely get Nintendo to release any console games at this point, so how could we get a legitimate Pokemon entry? They recently announced they'll be doing an update on a console Zelda at the next E3, which means that's a long ways off and they're actually working on that.
Anyway, I think Pokemon just works better on the handheld. The tradition and install base is there so why mess with it.
Final sales figures for this game will be interesting. Hopefully they're strong, but if they don't pass Black/White you could argue that the franchise is fading.
A Pokémon game like that would surely sell a lot! I wouldn't buy it because I'm not into Pokémon.
Well, Lou, we've had PLENTY of Pokemon games on home consoles in the past. A lot of them were good and sold well. 😛 So I don't see why they shouldn't make a Wii U Pokemon game.
I loved Snap, Stadium, and Colosseum. Snap would work really well with the Wii U's gyrometer, though I know Miyamoto's commented on this.
I didn't say they shouldn't, I said it's not likely and far too distant in the future even if they wanted too.
I accidentally bought all those million copies. 🙁
A handheld style game on a console would do horrible. Pokemon couldn't do it. Especially as an MMO…
@MikeIsaPoet
Pokemon Stadium and Colosseum?
Those games were nothing like the handhelds and that's my point. Every console game ever only allowed you to obtain a few prized Pokemon. If you wanted those games for that reason, youbwere extremely disappointed.
However the N64 games were great and offered hours of fun…but X and Y is our closest thing to a Stadium 3 we'd ever get. Both GameCube games were in my opinion dreadful. Having an open world game with no way to catch wild Pokemon, just steal trainers' Shadow Pokemon? That's not what Pokemon is. Battle Revolution was pure filth in my views again because of how cheap some modes were and just how little you'd get from playing it. They've never made a really good styled handheld game on the console, and I feel they can't. Not Nintendo, but in general. I feel it wouldn't work.
No weekend discussion?