Overview
- In March, UK Switch 2 sales rose 154% month on month after Pokopia’s release, Nielsen IQ data cited by Christopher Dring showed, with Dring noting March had five weeks versus four in February.
- Nintendo and The Pokemon Company confirmed Pokopia sold 2.2 million copies in its first four days.
- Dring reported that Nintendo accounts for over half of all consoles sold in the UK so far this year.
- Players reported shortages at retailers as demand for physical copies spiked.
- Reviews pushed Pokopia back to the top 2026 spot on Metacritic and many outlets now call it the best Pokemon entry to date.