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FivePokmon games were in the UK Top 50 All-Formats charts this week. Quoting GfK data, retailers have told MCV that Nintendo was the No.2 UK games publisher last week (in terms of software value) – almost entirely driven by sales ofPokmon titles. GfK predicts Nintendo, 3DS and thePokmon series will …
Read More »Pokémon Go boosts Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire sales
The massive success of Pokmon Go has caused the sales of two older Pokmon games to rise by over 140 per cent. In this week’s full price charts, Pokmon Alpha Sapphire made it to No.33, with sales up by 145 per cent week-on-week, and Pokmon Omega Ruby took the No.36 …
Read More »Pokemon Omega and Alpha ship 7.7m units worldwide
Pokmon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have moved more than 7.7m units internationally, The Pokmon Company has revealed. Siliconera reports on the company’s announcement, which arrives just one week after it had confirmed the game had combined for over 3m copies between Japan, US and other launch day territories on …
Read More »Nintendo announces Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire bundle
Nintendo has announced a special dual pack for upcoming Pokemon titles Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. GameSpot reports the package will launch in North America alongside the individual releases on November 21st. The titles arrive in Europe on November 28th, but there’s no official word if the dual pack will …
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