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Trying to work out if they mean Friday through Sunday. I think it is as we don't have a full week on sale yet
Also it has sold 2 million in Japan alone from physical and digital in the first week of sale. A step up from the low 1.3 physical that was reported, so that's almost a third digital
Other notable records: this is the new record for opening weekend revenue in the US for pokemon. Over 2M in Japan means an insane digital ratio of over 33% there.
Crazy sales. Just goes to show reviews and boycotts don't affect sales for Pokemon lol
Crazy sales. Just goes to show reviews and boycotts don't affect sales for Pokemon lol
Not true. Zhuge pointed out that at least 7.5billion didn't buy the game, so its actually quite the flop.
I really really don't understand how pokemon is still so big
I really really don't understand how pokemon is still so big
Simple. It has one of the greatest hooks in gaming. Also is the biggest media franchise on the planet.
Simple. It has one of the greatest hooks in gaming. Also is the biggest media franchise on the planet.
Biggest media franchise? Yeah.. no.
I really really don't understand how pokemon is still so big
The big TV series plays a part.
But honestly the biggest thing is probably that Pokemon has 0 competition.
Name another monster collectathon with hundreds of monsters that has variety, multiplayer options in a package that is available to all ages.
If CoD sucks, there are other FPS games. If Pokemon sucks and you like collectathons, you have to suck it up.
Biggest media franchise? Yeah.. no.
You say that like its an opinion, pokemon is the highest grossing media franchise of all time.
The big TV series plays a part.
But honestly the biggest thing is probably that Pokemon has 0 competition.
Name another monster collectathon with hundreds of monsters that has variety, multiplayer options in a package that is available to all ages.
If CoD sucks, there are other FPS games. If Pokemon sucks and you like collectathons, you have to suck it up.
Digimon
Digimon
The exact response I expected, because it's pretty much the only thing.
There are a bunch of reasons Pokemon is bigger though:
-Pokemon came first, so Digimon was considered a rip off.
-Digimon has struggled a lot with quality games. The highest rated Digimon game I can find is on the Vita....
-Pokemon has Nintendo's backing.
And plenty of other reasons too.
You say that like its an opinion, pokemon is the highest grossing media franchise of all time.
Holly fudgy shame that's true. I did not expect it to be bigger than Starwars.
Holly fudgy shame that's true. I did not expect it to be bigger than Starwars.
Pokemon cards, toys, etc, there are a lot of them.
Pokemon cards, toys, etc, there are a lot of them.
Lots of star wars merchandise too though, magazines, books, toys, pictures, clothes. I'm surprised Pokemon is bigger tbh
Lots of star wars merchandise too though, magazines, books, toys, pictures, clothes. I'm surprised Pokemon is bigger tbh
Star Wars struggles primarily in places such as Europe and the Middle East. Most of its revenue in particular is US heavy( see Epsiode 7 gross being 50% from the US). Pokémon has the benefit of not only being huge in the US, but Europe, SA, Mexico and Canada, Asia(especially), and elsewhere. It also helps that the show has continued to be popular worldwide and it's still one of the biggest card games out there.
Pokémon usually is able to grab kids in a larger scale than Star Wars since the concept is more appealing for young kids when you are younger. Star Wars you can get toys and see movies but young kids aren't gonna be getting cards or playing Battlefront when they are 3 or 4 likely.
That's kinda why. It's actually interesting because pokemon's Fan base skews pretty young and Star Wars skews much much older so it is surprising.
Lots of star wars merchandise too though, magazines, books, toys, pictures, clothes. I'm surprised Pokemon is bigger tbh
And here I'm surprised you guys were thinking Star Wars was bigger.
I could name like a dozen people who buy Pokemon merchandise and only like 2 that buy Star Wars merchandise.
Pokemon cards are big around here. We sell them year round, and we have only had a seasonal section for star wars.
People buy tons of Pokemon cards, Pokemon games, Pokemon stuffed animals.
Meanwhile I would say light sabers are the biggest thing we sell of star wars, and people are not picking those up like they pick up Pokemon cards.
Baby Yoda will close the gap between SW and Pokemon in an instant!
And here I'm surprised you guys were thinking Star Wars was bigger.
I could name like a dozen people who buy Pokemon merchandise and only like 2 that buy Star Wars merchandise.
Pokemon cards are big around here. We sell them year round, and we have only had a seasonal section for star wars.
People buy tons of Pokemon cards, Pokemon games, Pokemon stuffed animals.
Meanwhile I would say light sabers are the biggest thing we sell of star wars, and people are not picking those up like they pick up Pokemon cards.
Well I guess my age group just talks more about star wars these days. I rarely hear anyone talk about pokemon irl