Nintendo announced their Nine Months Financial Results Briefing for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2022 and revealed that Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl (released in November 2021) got off to a good start, selling a combined 13.97 million units, 3.79 million copies in Japan and 10.18 million copies worldwide.


Consolidated Operating Results
During the nine months ended December 31, 2021, in the Nintendo Switch business, Nintendo Switch – OLED Model launched in October and got off to a good start. Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch Lite also sustained sales momentum following the launch of Nintendo Switch – OLED Model, and all three models sold well while maintaining a good sales balance. Last fiscal year, the March 2020 release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons was a major driver of hardware sales, so compared to the same period of last year, the unit sales declined for hardware resulting in 18.95 million units (a decrease of 21.4% year-on-year). Looking at software, among titles released this fiscal year, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl started out strong, with sales of 13.97 million units, Mario Party Superstars sold 5.43 million units, and The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD sold 3.85 million units respectively.

Consolidated Financial Forecast
For Nintendo Switch, we will continue to convey the appeal of the three models and work to further expand the install base. Regarding software, Pokémon Legends: Arceus was released in January, and we plan to follow that up with the release of Kirby and the Forgotten Land in March. There is also a robust variety of appealing titles from other software publishers scheduled for release, and we will work to strengthen sales through the combination of existing popular titles and a continuous stream of attractive new titles.

Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2022/220203e.pdf



Overall, sell-through of first-party software during the period between October and December 2021 was the highest for a quarter since the launch of Nintendo Switch. The Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl games, released in November 2021, had a global sell-through of more than 11.7 million units in the first seven weeks, and sales are growing.

Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2022/220203_4e.pdf

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Sales Info for Japan

Pokémon Legends: Arceus, released on January 28th, 2022, is an action role-playing game and the latest entry in the Pokémon series, in which players capture many Pokémon and complete your Pokédex while roaming in a version of the world of Pokémon from long, long ago. The game shares such features with other entries in the Pokémon series, but also introduces new action elements that add different aspects to gameplay.

Famitsu also revealed that Pokémon Legends: Arceus sold 1,424,657 copies in Japan for the 3 day sales period of January 28th, 2022 to January 30th, 2022 which includes download cards but excludes direct eshop download versions.

This makes Pokémon Legends: Arceus the second fastest selling Nintendo Switch game in Japan behind Animal Crossing and ahead of the combined sales of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl.

1: Animal Crossing (March 20, 2020): 1,881,000 units
2: Pokémon LEGENDS Arceus (January 28, 2022): 1,425,000 units
3: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond Shining Pearl (November 19, 2021): 1,396,000 units

Source: https://www.famitsu.com/news/202202/03250131.html

Top Selling Title Sales Units - As of December 31, 2021

Pokémon Sword/Pokémon Shield - 23.90 million pcs.
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/ Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! - 14.33 million pcs.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond / Pokémon Shining Pearl - 13.97 million pcs.

Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html

Nintendo announced their Consolidated Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2021 and the report indicated that sales of Nintendo Switch titles released this fiscal year all exhibited strong growth.

Nintendo Consolidated Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2021

During the six months ended September 30, 2021, sales of Nintendo Switch titles released this fiscal year all exhibited strong growth. For example, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD sold 3.60 million units, New Pokémon Snap sold 2.19 million units, and Mario Golf: Super Rush sold 1.94 million units.

The Nintendo Switch family of systems welcomed a new member in October with the release of Nintendo Switch – OLED Model equipped with a vibrant OLED display, giving consumers another model option to choose from to better suit their preferences and lifestyles. We aim to convey the appeal of the hardware trio of Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite, and Nintendo Switch – OLED Model to further expand sales. As for software, Metroid Dread and Mario Party Superstars were both released in October, and upcoming releases include Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl (November), Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (December) and Pokémon Legends: Arceus (January).

Top Selling Titles Sales Units - As of September 30, 2021

Pokémon Sword/Pokémon Shield - 22.64 million pcs.
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! - 13.83 million pcs.
New Pokémon Snap - 2.19 million pcs. (excluding Japan)

Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html

Nintendo announced their Financial Results Explanatory Material 1st Quarter of Fiscal Year Ending March 2022 on August 5th, 2021 and the report indicated that software sales released during this fiscal year got off to a strong start with New Pokémon Snap selling 2.07 million units outside of Japan.

Consolidated Operating Results

During the first quarter (April through June 2021) of this fiscal year, sales got off to a strong start for Nintendo Switch, with sales volume of New Pokémon Snap, released in April, reaching 2.07 million units.

For Nintendo Switch, upcoming releases include The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (July), WarioWare: Get It Together! (September), Metroid Dread (October), Mario Party Superstars (October), and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl (November).

Top Selling Titles Sales Units - As of June 30, 2021

Pokémon Sword/Pokémon Shield - 21.85 million pcs.
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! - 13.57 million pcs.
New Pokémon Snap - 2.07 million million pcs. (Excluding Japan)
Sources: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html

The Pokémon Company's 23rd Fiscal Year Financial announcement was revealed on May 31st, 2021. According to the Japanese government’s Official Gazette, The Pokémon Company financial performance for the fiscal year that ended on February 28th, 2021 are as follows:

Sales: 120 billion yen (USD $1.1 billion)
Gross Profit: 55.8 billion yen (USD $510 million)
Operating Profit: 27.8 billion yen (USD $254 million)
Net Profit: 18.6 billion yen (USD $170 million) - Up 21.2% year-on-year


Sources: https://www.serkantoto.com/2021/05/31/pokemon-company-sales-profits/ and https://kanpo-kanpo.blog.jp/archives/35191864.html

Shipment Figures as of March 2021

The official corporate Pokémon Company website also updated their figures page with all the statistics current as of the end of March 2021. Over 3.7 billion TCG cards and 12 million games shipped between March 2020 and March 2021.

Video Games Total shipments of all Pokémon-related software: over 380 million units
Number of languages available, the Pokémon series: 9 languages
Trading Card Game Total production: over 34.1 billion cards
Number of languages to date: 13 languages
Number of areas sold in to date: 76 areas
Animated TV shows Number of areas aired in to date: 183 areas


Source: https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/en/aboutus/figures/

Nintendo released its Fiscal Year ended March 2021 Earnings Release / Financial Results Briefing on May 6th, 2021 and it revealed that sales were strong for the Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and the Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass.

Outlook for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2022

For Nintendo Switch, our goal is to continue to convey the appeal of the hardware and software and maintain sales momentum at a high level. In addition, the Pokémon series is receiving new additions with the planned release of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearlin late 2021.

Operating Results and Financial Positions for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2021

Turning to our digital business for dedicated video game platforms, sales were strong for downloadable versions of packaged software for Nintendo Switch. Sales also grew for add-on content, including Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass, Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighters Pass Vol. 2.

Pokémon Sales as of March 31, 2021:

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield: 21.10 million
Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee: 13.28 million
Pokémon X and Y: 16.53 million
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: 14.39 million
Pokémon Sun and Moon: 16.25 million
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon: 8.98 million

Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/events/index.html

SELL (Syndicat des éditeurs de logiciels de loisirs) presented the yearly results of the video game industry in France with their March 2021 issue which is titled Essential Video Game News and it revealed the sales figures for France in 2020. Pokémon Épée and Bouclier are both in their second year and Pokémon Épée (Sword) placed 19th overall in sales selling 158,598 copies generating 8,086,911 € and Pokémon Bouclier (Shield) did not make the charts. Last years sales info for France is available here.


Source: https://www.sell.fr/sites/default/files/essentiel-jeu-video/essential_video_game_news_sell_march2021.pdf and https://www.sell.fr/sites/default/files/essentiel-jeu-video/ejv_mars_21_def_web_.pdf

Sensor Tower Store Intelligence estimates show that Pokémon GO has surpassed $650M in revenue between September 28th, 2020 and February 28th, 2021. The mobile version of Genshin Impact from miHoYo has overtaken Pokémon GO for third place in revenue.


Source: https://sensortower.com/blog/genshin-impact-revenue-first-five-months

Nintendo released its Consolidated Results for the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 and it revealed that in October 2020, the second round of add-on content for Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass was released and sales increased for Pokémon Sword and Shield as a result. The DLC has now sold over a million copies.

Pokémon Sales as of December 31, 2020:

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield: 20.35 million
Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee: 13.00 million

Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/events/index.html

SuperData, a Nielsen company, released its 2020 Year in Review for Digital Games and Interactive Media. In the report, Pokémon GO is listed as the 5th highest earning free-to-play game in 2020 with $1.92 billion in revenue.

Niantic quickly adapted to the restrictions of the COVID-19, allowing Pokémon GO to grow 39% year-over-year. Although the game ahs historically encouraged in-person gatherings and long-distance traveling, the developers, altered gameplay features to bring in-game events, Pokémon and items directly to players’ homes. The remote Global Pokémon GO Fest helped earnings reach an all-time high.


Source: https://www.superdataresearch.com/2020-year-in-review

Nintendo released its Consolidated Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2020 and it revealed that Pokémon Sword and Shield have now sold a combined 19.02 million units and the DLC sold well.

Consolidated Results for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 and 2020

In addition to the second round of add-on content available with Pokémon Sword Expansion Pass and Pokémon Shield Expansion Pass, The Crown Tundra, coming in October, there is also a robust variety of appealing titles from other software publishers scheduled to be released.

Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2020/201105e.pdf

Pokémon Sales as of September 30, 2020:

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield: 19.02 million
Pokémon X and Y: 16.49 million
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire: 14.34 million
Pokémon Sun and Moon: 16.20 million
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon: 8.89 million
Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee: 12.49 million

Source: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/index.html