Copies of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Nintendo sold to retailers in the year to March 2022, its launch year (released 19 November 2021)

What this is

Copies of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl Nintendo sold to retailers in the year to March 2022, its launch year (released 19 November 2021): 14.65 million.

How it’s built

1. Read from Nintendo’s summary of results for the year to March 2022.

What we assumed

Nothing. The figure is used as published.

Sanity check

About four months on sale. Same filing series and counting basis as the launch-year figures for Sun/Moon, Sword/Shield and Scarlet/Violet, so they compare.

Where it comes from

The line in the source

ソフトウェアでは当期に発売した『ポケットモンスター ブリリアントダイヤモンド・シャイニングパール』が1,465万本 (BDSP, released this period, recorded 14.65m units)

Where it’s used

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