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Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee Combined Launch Sales Give New Entries Strong Start In The UK

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116,000 physical copies sold.

The latest Nintendo Switch releases
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appear to have performed reasonably well in the UK charts. According to sales data, Pikachu is the most popular version of the game locally, taking out fourth place, with Eevee following in the sixth spot. These combined sales technically put the new Pokémon entries in the top position, with a total of 116,000 physical copies reportedly sold so far.

Despite this seemingly positive start, compared to the original
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games, sales are down by more than 60 percent and are also recorded as being five percent lower than the figures for the 2013 release
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. Fortunately, it’s not as bad as it sounds, with
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explaining how certain factors need to be taken into consideration. Leading up to the release, the UK had stock issues resulting in fewer than expected units available at launch – ultimately leading to pre-orders not being fulfilled and many other stores selling out of the games completely. At the time of X and Y’s launch, the 3DS also had a much larger install base than the Switch currently does.

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