What this is
Pokémon games in Nintendo’s million-seller list for the year to March 2022: 26.26 million copies sold overseas and 7.84 million in Japan, so Japan was 23.0%.
How it’s built
- Added the overseas and Japan columns of Nintendo’s million-seller table for Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl, Legends: Arceus, Sword/Shield, Let’s Go and New Pokémon Snap.
- Divided Japan by the total: 7.84 out of 34.10 million.
What we assumed
- New Pokémon Snap’s Japanese sales are missing.The Pokémon Company sells it in Japan, so Nintendo shows no figure; Japan’s true share is somewhat higher.
- Only titles that sold 1 million or more that year are included.That is all Nintendo’s table lists.
Sanity check
The biggest year in the series, with two new titles launched within it.
Where it comes from
Our calculation from other figures in the trainer’s notes.
Show the working
- Overseas: 2,626
- Japan: 784
- Japan share: 23%
- Sum of Nintendo million-seller rows (overseas/Japan, 万本): BDSP 1080/385, Arceus 917/346, SwSh 268/50, Let's Go 121/3, New Snap 240/– (TPC sells in Japan) -> overseas 2626, Japan 78
Related figures
The same measure, other periods