Despite contrasting opinions, the tandem Pokémon Sparkling Diamond/Pearl Scintillante has obviously managed to find its audience.
In the United Kingdom, the game is even the second best start of the year 2021. Just that!
Pokémon stronger than Call of (but less than FIFA)
For the past few days, the new Pokémon Sparkling Diamond and Pokémon Sparkling Pearl have been available on Nintendo Switch. Remakes that were obviously eagerly awaited by fans of the license, who obviously answered Nintendo's call, according to figures gleaned by GamesIndustry.biz.
Indeed, in the United Kingdom, Pokémon Sparkling Diamond is the best launch for a Nintendo Switch game in 2021. By combining the sales of the two games, Pokémon has the luxury of taking second place in the general ranking, outpacing the Call of Duty: Vanguard juggernaut, but unable to outpace FIFA 22, a solid leader. Note that the figures only take into account sales in physical format.
However, even if the sales of the new Pokémon tandem are satisfactory, they are still around 26% lower than those of the Sword / Shield duo launched in November 2019 (but higher by 13% than those of Let's Go Eevee / Pikachu the previous year ). The week of their release, Pokémon Sparkling Diamond and Pokémon Sparkling Pearl took the top two spots in the best-selling charts, just ahead of Battlefield 2042. The “Double Pack” climbed to ninth position.
Recall that the majority of sales of games in physical format are in freefall in the United Kingdom, since Battlefield 2042 is down 59% compared to the launch of Battlefield V, when Call of Duty: Vanguard shows physical sales down by 40% compared to the 2020 opus.
