Pokémon X / Y Sold Out in Japan Ahead of Release - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 10 October 2013 / 13,356 Views
Pokémon X / Y is not only the biggest 3DS release this year, but more than likely the biggest exclusive. In Japan pre-orders have topped 1.26 million units. The game has also nearly reached 400,000 pre-orders in the US in its final week before launch.
David Gibson has Tweeted that Enterbrain has announced that Pokémon X / Y has already sold out in Japan ahead of its release this Saturday. He also mentioned that Monster Hunter 4 is still sold out, however the release of Pokémon X / Y will help boost sales.
"Enterbrain - JP retailers saying MH4 is still sold out, Pokemon X/Y already sold out ahead of launch and MH4 will benefit (users buy both)," Tweeted Gibson.
Pokémon X / Y is set to launch worldwide this Saturday, October 12.
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How were Nintendo and Capcom not ready for this?
I think he's referring to limited supply. Anyways @Michael, sometimes limited supply is a good thing for making a product desirable, especially after so much has been sold. Also, it's not always easy to predict how much to ship, often you end up with too much physical content than can be stocked. I don't have FW sales numbers of other pokemons but I believe these numbers are record-breaking, for Pokemon FW and for MH legs.
dem digital sales !
Best thing about digital these days is that there is always a way of getting a game. Don't have to worry anymore about it being sold out.
Expecting a good ratio of digital sales as well.
Never been more excited to see sales charts in my life. This tops Black Friday for me. Obviously I'm only speaking of Japan. 3DS won't really explode in sales in the west until closer to Thanksgiving.
Why does this top Black Friday? Pokemon sales are going to be restrained, which kinda kills the joy. If you want to know how much it sells in its first week, see how many units shipped.
The sales on this game in Japan are going to be glorious.
So, our game is releasing october 12th! Yaay! Except... we got no copies anymore. L2Pre-order. :P
That's pretty sick, gonna be fun to see how much it sells before the year is over :)
Yes... 500Million copies by the end of the year... Yes...Yes...
Japanese pre orders already bigger... They Are at 1,56M as of 6/10. Epic!
Already have my copy. Booy'A...
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