Pokémon Sword & Shield has now outsold Splatoon 2 in retail sales in Japan, and has now sold 3,312,358 physical units as of 19 January 2020. The best-selling game is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, with 3,522,802 units sold. Check out the full top 10 software sales for this week at this post.
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Pokémon Sword & Shield has become the third Nintendo Switch game to sell over 3 million physical copies in Japan, after Splatoon 2 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, according to recent Famitsu numbers which have the game at 3,185,059 units as of 05 January 2020. Image thanks to @take_mawile. Check out the full Nintendo-only software charts from 30 December-05 January at this link.
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The Pokémon Company have updated the Pokémon Sword / Shield games to Version 1.1.0 allowing purchase of the Expansion Pass in-game and adding the pictured Galarian Slowpoke to the game. More information added below…
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A Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass has been announced for the Nintendo Switch game(s) priced at ¥2,980 for two packs – The Isle of Armor (June 2020) and The Crown Tundra (Fall 2020) boasting new Galarian forms, returning Pokémon (more than 200), new Pokémon, new regions, and more. Pikachu and Eevee costumes (pictured here) will be the early purchase benefit. An Expansion Pass Set will cost ¥9,558. Expansion Pass trailer added below…
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A Galar Newcomers online competition has been announced for Pokémon Sword & Shield which allows for Pokémon discovered in the Galar Region and their Galarian forms, as well as Gigantamax Pokémon. Registration for this Double Battle competition in Japan is 09:00 JST on 24 January – 08:59 on 27 January
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Mattel are releasing an officially licensed Pokémon Sword & Shield UNO set on 01 February in Japan priced at ¥1,430. The set includes Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble cards, plus Snorlax and Greninja special rule cards. More images added below…
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From a recent interview with Nikkei, Nintendo Co., Ltd. President Shuntaro Furukawa says his favourite recent release is Pokémon Sword & Shield for the Nintendo Switch Lite as he likes collecting characters in the game! Look out for full translations of the interview over the coming days at Japanese Nintendo. Thanks to Naruki.
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In the latest Wild Area News from Pokémon Sword / Shield: there will be an increase in Magikarps in Max Raid Battles until 04 January at 08:59 JST with more chance of obtaining a Shiny Magikarp. Thanks to Abel. Edit: entering the code 0T0SH1DAMA will also net you 10 x Dive Balls.
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