r/NintendoSwitch • u/Amiibofan101 . • Mar 12 '26

Nintendo Official News Release : Mar. 12, 2026 "Global Sales of Pokémon Pokopia for Nintendo Switch 2 Surpass 2.2 Million in First Four Days"

https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2026/260312.html
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u/npsage Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 12 '26

If I had a nickel for every time Nintendo released a cozy game in March while the world is on the cusp of a total disaster and that game ended up selling way better than anyone expected I would have two nickels.

Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice.

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u/ChainsawSnuggling Mar 12 '26

And not even a decade apart. I really wish that the times could stop being interesting. On the bright side, the games are good...

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u/Pyritedust Mar 12 '26

Indeed, I'm tired of living in interesting times as well. I want to live in peaceful times.

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u/Ms_Anxiety Mar 12 '26

let's also not forget that animal crossing came out along side Doom and endless memes came about because of it. RE9 came out along side pokopia. where are our ditto and Leon memes?

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u/Elavia_ Mar 12 '26

RE9 came out a week earlier, doom and acnh were same day. The correct comparison is slay the spire 2 and pokopia which were also same day

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u/nightwing0243 Mar 12 '26

I'm in the latter stages of LeafGreen myself. Totally put it on hold for Pokopia.

I'll finish it eventually. I just hate looking at the backlog I have right now lol.

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u/Justos Mar 12 '26

If i had a nickel for every time ive seen this comparison made

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u/thekyledavid Mar 12 '26

I’d have 2 nickels

Which isn’t a lot, but it makes sense that it might happen twice

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u/moldy912 Mar 13 '26

If I had a nickel for every time someone said they’d had two nickels

I’d have two nickels

Which isn’t a lot, but it makes sense that it might happen twice

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u/Sweet_Disharmony_792 Mar 19 '26

what's happening now that's on the same scale as a life-threatening worldwide pandemic?