In Japan, Pokémon Sword and Shield sold 1,365,000 copies over the first three days of release in Japan, according to Famitsu.
This makes Pokémon Sword and Shield the biggest Pokémon release in the country since 2016.
The games release also helped push sales of the Nintendo Switch to over 10 million units in Japan.
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