The Pokémon Company has announced a new app for Android and Apple iOS called Pokémon Pass which is free and links to your Pokémon Trainer Club account to get rewards. The iOS version requires iOS 11.0 or later with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The Android version requires Android 5.1 and up.

Pokémon Pass

Pokémon Pass connects you with great Pokémon reward activities when you visit participating retailers in your area. Sign in with your free Pokémon Trainer Club account, then get notified of upcoming events at a store near you. When you visit the store, use your phone’s camera to scan a code to unlock a gift—such as in-game items for Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! or Pokémon photo stickers for your camera.

To use the app, you’ll need to enable location services and grant permission for the app to use your phone’s camera. You’ll also need a free Pokémon Trainer Club account, which you can create on Pokemon.com.

Add a little Pokémon fun to your next trip to the store with Pokémon Pass!

Get Shiny Pikachu and Shiny Eevee at Target

Use the Pokémon Pass app to add one of these Shiny Pokémon to your Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! game.

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! players can add a uniquely colored Pokémon to their game by visiting a US Target store between May 11 and June 23, 2019. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! players can get a Shiny Eevee, while those playing Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! can get a Shiny Pikachu.

To receive one of these Pokémon, you'll need to download the new Pokémon Pass app for select iOS and Android devices. Pokémon Pass is available to download from the App Store and Google Play at no cost. You'll even get a bonus Detective Pikachu photo sticker when you download the app, too!

This app delivers exclusive digital rewards to Pokémon Trainer Club account owners when they're at designated retail locations. If you're an account owner and enter a participating Target store, Pokémon Pass will use geolocation to automatically notify you of nearby reward offerings. The app will then guide you through several prompts, including one to scan a special QR Code found in-store, so you can claim your Shiny Pikachu or Shiny Eevee.

Shiny Pikachu
Game: Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Level: 10
Moves: Thunderbolt, Double Kick, Double Team, Thunder

Shiny Eevee
Game: Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
Level: 10
Moves: Double-Edge, Iron Tail, Helping Hand, Facade

Additionally, if you visit Target on May 11, 2019, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in your local time zone, you can celebrate the release of the POKÉMON Detective Pikachu movie with a special giveaway. Fans can receive a new Psyduck promo card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game and a movie poster. Supplies are limited, though, so don't wait!

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/get-shiny-pikachu-and-shiny-eevee-at-target/

YouTube Clip - Get Shiny Pikachu and Shiny Eevee at Target!

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAkzonHmTTI

Nintendo revealed its Consolidated Results for the Years Ended March 31, 2018 and 2019 report which indicted that Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee! has sold 10.63 million units. Top Selling Titles Sales Units figures were also updated and a list of the sales for Pokémon games is below.

Operating Results and Financial Positions for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2019

The results for this fiscal year showed strong software sales for Nintendo Switch, which contributed to the expansion of hardware sales. In particular, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate recorded sales of 13.81 million units, while Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee! sold 10.63 million units and Super Mario Party sold 6.4 million units, making them all major worldwide hits.

Outlook for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2020

Nintendo Switch has continued to spread quickly around the world since launch, providing a foundation for further business growth. In order to maintain this momentum, we will release Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kitin April, Super Mario Maker 2 in June, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses in July, all worldwide. In addition, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, Animal Crossing (temp.) and The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening are slated for release in 2019. Furthermore, major titles from other software publishers are scheduled to be released. We aim to contribute to momentum of the platform by continuously introducing attractive new titles in addition to popular titles already released.

Top Selling Titles Sales Units - As of March 31, 2019

Pokémon Diamond Version / Pearl Version - 17.67 million pcs.
Pokémon X / Pokémon Y - 16.39 million pcs.
Pokémon Sun / Pokémon Moon - 16.15 million pcs.
Pokémon Black Version / White Version - 15.64 million pcs.
Pokémon Omega Ruby / Pokémon Alpha Sapphire - 14.19 million pcs.
Pokémon HeartGold Version / SoulSilver Version - 12.72 million pcs.
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! - 10.63 million pcs.
Pokémon Ultra Sun / Pokémon Ultra Moon - 8.37 million pcs.

Sources: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html

Nintendo has announced that starting on December 14th, 2018, players of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate that also have played Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! and have a save file on their Nintendo Switch system, will unlock the Partner Pikachu or Partner Eevee spirits. They can also be unlocked by completing challenges too.


Source: https://twitter.com/NintendoAUNZ/status/1069040555672383488

In celebration of the arrival of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!, outfits inspired by the ones Brock and Misty's wear in the new games are now available to purchase in Pokémon GO. Screenshots showing off these new outfits have been added to an Imageboard thread.

Avatar Outfit Coin Costs:

Brock's Shirt: 300 Coins
Brock's Pants: 250 Coins
Brock's Shoes: 150 Coins
Misty's Top: 200 Coins
Misty's Shorts: 200 Coins
Misty's Shoes: 150 Coins

@PokemonGoApp - November 27th, 2018

In celebration of the arrival of #PokemonLetsGo, avatar items inspired by familiar Gym Leaders from the Kanto region are now available for purchase in the Style Shop. Do you know who these avatar items are inspired by?

Source: https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp/status/1067946310567903237

From November 16th, 2018 until November 26th, 2018, Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! have sold a combined 1.5 million copies in the United States. Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon has sold 2.2 million copies since its launch on November 17th, 2017.

Nintendo Hits Big Milestones from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday

Nintendo Switch set two new records from Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday: It became the best-selling Nintendo console in U.S. history for that five-day period, surpassing even Wii system sales. Nintendo Switch also had its best-selling week ever in the United States. In fact, according to Adobe Analytics, Nintendo Switch was among the most-purchased items online on Thanksgiving Day and the overall top-selling video game product online for the Black Friday-Cyber Monday time period.

Strong demand resulted in shoppers buying more than $250 million in Nintendo products from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, according to Nintendo’s internal sales figures, demonstrating that Nintendo has something for everyone this holiday season. That sales total accounts for video game systems like Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, retro systems like Nintendo Entertainment System: NES Classic Edition and Super Nintendo Entertainment System: Super NES Classic Edition, as well as all Nintendo-produced games and accessories. Total U.S. hardware sales for Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday increased 45 percent over the same period in 2017.

And that doesn’t even take into account that one of the most anticipated video game events of the year is still to come: the Dec. 7 launch of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game. As previously announced, the game has become not only the most pre-sold Nintendo Switch game of all time, but also the most pre-sold Super Smash Bros. game ever in the series.

Unless otherwise noted, the following data from Nintendo covers Nov. 22 to Nov. 26, and is specific to the U.S. only:

• Nintendo Switch hardware sales grew 115 percent compared to the same period in 2017.
• Lifetime sales of Nintendo Switch, which is entering only its second holiday season, have reached more than 8.2 million units.
• Sales of first-party games, including digital downloads, topped 1 million units Nov. 22-26, beating 2017’s totals by 78 percent.
• Nintendo Switch games Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! have hit combined U.S. sales of more than 1.5 million units since their Nov. 16 launch.
• Additionally, after 12 months of availability, lifetime combined sales of the Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon games crossed 2.2 million.

Nintendo has added a Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! wallpaper for PC, smart phone, or tablet to their My Nintendo rewards program. The wallpaper costs 50 Platinum Points to redeem.

Reward info

My Nintendo members! Redeem your points to get a new wallpaper for your smartphone and PC featuring the stars of the new Pokémon™: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon™: Let's Go, Eevee! games.

It can be downloaded in eleven different resolutions for PC, smart phone, or tablet.

Available sizes
Landscape format:
3840x2160・ 2560x1440・1920x1080・1366x768・1280x1024

Portrait format:
(Pikachu): 1440x2560・1242x2208・1080x1920・750x1334・720x1280・640x1136
(Eevee): 1440x2560・1242x2208・1080x1920・750x1334・720x1280・640x1136

Sources: https://my.nintendo.com/news/4202158adf9cead2 and https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/73fb4ffe323b3797