Pokemon Legends Arceus Reaches 6.5 Million Players In One Week

Nintendo has announced that the recently released Pokemon Legends Arceus had a massive debut, reaching 6.5 million players in about a week following its release on January 28.

Writing on Twitter, Nintendo said, “Thank you to the more than 6.5 million explorers worldwide who have already embarked on a new adventure in Pokemon Legends Arceus. We hope you’re loading up on more potato mochi before your next research mission!”

Assuming 6.5 million sales, Legends Arceus would be the fastest-selling Pokemon game on Switch of all time, surpassing Pokemon Sword/Shield and Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, which moved around 6 million units in their first week, according to analyst Daniel Ahmad. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate sold 5 million copies during its launch week for the Nintendo Switch, showing just how massive Legends Arceus is.