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"Pokémon Sword & Shield" Sales Surpass Six Million Units Worldwide

Nintendo very enthusiastically announced today that Pokémon Sword & Shield have exceeded six million units sold worldwide after the weekend. The game has already been one of the fastest-selling titles in franchise history with some time on the clock for it to break some records. Like how it sold just over two million copies in the first two days in the U.S., officially making it the highest-grossing launch of any Pokémon title. Here's a brief quote from the company about the success it's seen so far.

"This past weekend, millions of people began their Pokémon journeys through the new Galar region," said Nick Chavez, Nintendo of America's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "With such a momentous launch, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield have proven to be two of the must-have games this holiday season."

There are still some national and worldwide sales that the game has yet to beat that have been held for years by some of the most popular titles in the franchise. It's about 10 million away from even being in the conversation of being one of the best-selling titles of all time, just so we're not getting ahead of ourselves. But that's an amazing start that could propel it to be one of the best of all time.

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