Pokemon Sword & Shield Sells 6 Million Worldwide To Break Record For Fastest-Selling Switch Game

The Pokemon Company announced that Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have sold over six million units worldwide. This makes it the Switch title with the highest first week sales and fastest to reach six million, with two million units coming from Japanese sales.

The six million total also puts Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield at #8 of Nintendo’s latest top-10 best-selling Switch titles.

Pokemon Sword & Pokemon Shield are available for Nintendo Switch. Check our previous report to learn how to tell if you have a chipped or cracked Sinistea.