Pokemon Legends Arceus is off to a very good start, as Nintendo has announced the game sold 1.425 million copies during its first week in Japan. That is a huge result, and it’s second only to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which sold 1.881 million copies during its first week in Japan in 2020. Additionally, Nintendo announced that Arceus has surpassed 6.5 million total players worldwide since launch.
The sales numbers for Japan came from industry analyst David Gibson, as shared on social mediaCome from Sports betting site VPbet. Legends Arceus was released on January 28, so in fact it’s been out for less than a week.