Pokémon ships 100 million worldwide
Nintendo's monster-breeding series hits a new milestone, stabilizing its position as the company's second-best-selling series behind Mario.
TOKYO--The Pokémon series has hit a new milestone of 100 million cumulative worldwide unit shipments, Nintendo announced in its latest investor relations report. The company commented that Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen shipped 6.09 million units in the business year that ended March 31, 2005, pushing the series past the 100 million mark.
Also contributing to the record was Pokémon Emerald, which shipped 1.72 million units during the same period. Nintendo thus far has released 12 Pokémon games for its handheld machines, which have shipped a total of 100.86 million units. This number does not take into account Pokémon games released on home consoles.
Pokémon's new record further stabilizes its position as the second-best-selling series for Nintendo, following the Mario franchise, which has shipped 181.17 million units worldwide to date--59.48 million units for home consoles and 121.69 million units for handhelds. The Donkey Kong series trails behind as the company's third-best-selling series, with 46.51 million units shipped worldwide--16.40 million units for consoles and 30.11 million for handhelds. The Legend of Zelda series is Nintendo's fourth-best-selling franchise, with 46.33 million units shipped worldwide--15.15 million units for consoles and 31.18 million for handhelds.
Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen was Nintendo's best-selling title of the last business year, followed by Super Mario 64 DS, which sold 2.53 million units. Other games that sold more than a million units in the last business year include Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (1.88 million units), Mario Party 6 (1.43 million units), and Sawaru Made in Wario, the Japanese version of WarioWare: Twisted! (1.28 million units). The Classic NES series of GameBoy games has also been a success, with a total of 7.57 million units shipped worldwide since the first batch of games were released in Japan last February.
Content you might like…
-
Nintendo DS Demonstration
This movie shows how the Nintendo DS can be used to customize your Pokemon.
- Oct 7, 2004
Users who looked at this article also looked at these content items.
Hot Stories
Newsmakers
-
GameSpot's Best of 2009 - Year in Review
GameSpot's news team looks back at all the high points and low points of the year that was 2009. Full Story
- Posted Dec 17, 2009 5:25 pm PT
-
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction Patrick Redding Interview
We talk to the Ubisoft Montreal game director about the new multiplayer modes in the forthcoming stealth-action game. Full Story
- Posted Dec 18, 2009 8:39 am PT
Featured Stories
-
NPD's top 10 of 2009 (so far) topped by Modern Warfare 2
Xbox 360 edition of Activision's megahit leads US list, followed by Wii Fit, Wii Sports Resort, Mario Kart Wii, Wii Play, Halo 3: ODST, Pokemon Platinum, PS3 MW2, Madden, and New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Full Story
- Posted Dec 15, 2009 2:25 pm PT
- 388 Comments
-
Sony losing $36 per PS3 - Report
iSuppli analysis of redesigned console's innards concludes electronics giant spends $336 making every $299 Slim, the system's lowest loss per unit to date. Full Story
- Posted Dec 15, 2009 12:57 pm PT
- 471 Comments
-
Pokemon's March 14 debut caps Nintendo Q1 lineup
First-quarter release schedule headlined by HeartGold, SoulSilver; Mega Man 10 mobilizing by March; blue, pink Wii Remote due Feb. 14. Full Story
- Posted Dec 14, 2009 12:27 pm PT
- 170 Comments
-
Bethesda publishing Rage
Following id Software acquisition, Zenimax Media buys out EA's rights to release postapocalyptic shooter on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Mac. Full Story
- Posted Dec 15, 2009 10:52 am PT
- 198 Comments
-
Final Fantasy VIII 'coming soon' to PSN
Sony newsletter indicates Square's classic JRPG headed to PS3's online storefront in the near future. Full Story
- Posted Dec 16, 2009 5:11 pm PT
Submit News
Related Game
- Nintendo
- Game Freak
- Role-Playing
- Release: Sep 7, 2004 »
- ESRB: Everyone
Related Games
Recent News
-
Final Fantasy day-one sales hit 1 million in Japan
Square Enix's hotly anticipated JRPG busts platinum sales marker in 24 hours on PS3, franchise sales surpass 92 million.
1 Comments
Sign in / Sign up