Pokémon Legends: Z-A Already One of the Year’s Best-Selling Games

by Jonathan Dubinski October 25, 2025

written by Jonathan Dubinski October 25, 2025

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A achieved impressive sales of 5.8 million units within its debut week, making it one of the years top-selling games in Japan.
The Nintendo Switch version of the game accounted for around 900,000 units of the total sales.
The release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A contributed to increased sales of the Nintendo Switch 2, with over 200,000 units sold—more than double that of the PlayStation 5.
Approximately 1.5 million physical copies of the game were sold in Japan alone.

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Pokémon Legends: Z-A Breaks Records with 5.8 Million Sales in Debut Week

The Pokémon Company announced that Pokémon Legends: Z-A sold 5.8 million units in its first week. This figure includes approximately 1.5 million physical copies sold in Japan, making it one of the country’s top-selling games this year. Of those, the Nintendo Switch version accounted for around 900,000 units. The release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A also contributed to increased sales of the Nintendo Switch 2, which surpassed 200,000 units—more than double that of the PlayStation 5.

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