Pokemon games are still popular
According to the statement, the games of the Pokemon ecosystem reached 480 million sales in total. Thus, it secured its third place on the bestseller list. Last year alone, the series managed to sell 40 million copies.
The biggest role in success was the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet games released for the Nintendo Switch. These two games have sold 22.1 million copies in total. When Let’s Go Pikachu, Eevee, Sword&Shield are included in this, the total increases to 63 million.
Pokemon has managed to become a pop culture rather than a mere game. We often see this progression in Japanese games. Mario is also the best-selling series in the history of the game with 776 million sales. In second place is Tetris.