{"id":129533,"date":"2022-11-06T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-06T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-140563"},"modified":"2022-11-06T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T15:00:00","slug":"pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-pre-orders-are-already-breaking-records-in-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/06\/pokemon-scarlet-and-violet-pre-orders-are-already-breaking-records-in-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet And Violet Pre-Orders Are Already Breaking Records In Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3c6fbe882c7ee\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3c6fbe882c7ee\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pokemon Scalet and Violet\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3c6fbe882c7ee\/pokemon-scalet-and-violet.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3c6fbe882c7ee\/pokemon-scalet-and-violet.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pokemon Scalet and Violet\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;re just weeks out from the global release of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/a> on Nintendo Switch. If you&#8217;ve been wondering about the interest in the lead-up &#8211; here&#8217;s a small sample of data from a local chain of video game stores in Japan&#8217;s Niigata prefecture.<\/p>\n<p>As highlighted by the Twitter account <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pierre485_\">@Pierre485<\/a>, pre-orders at COMG! for the new generation of Pok\u00e9mon games coming to Switch have already &#8220;surpassed the first 3 days of sales made by any Pok\u00e9mon game on Switch&#8221;:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pokemon S\/V also surpassed the first 3 days of sales made by any Pokemon game on Switch with only pre-orders.<\/p>\n<p>14 days before launch :<br \/>\u2022 Animal Crossing: New Horizons &#8211; 434<br \/>\u2022 Splatoon 3 &#8211; 497<br \/>\u2022 Smash Ultimate &#8211; 641<br \/>\u2022 Monster Hunter Rise &#8211; 797<br \/>\u2022 Pokemon Scarlet\/Violet &#8211; 1208 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uHftqT872U\">pic.twitter.com\/uHftqT872U<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Pierre485 (@pierre485_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pierre485_\/status\/1588901941878194177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/serebii.net\/\">Serebii.net<\/a> webmaster <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeMerrick\/status\/1588989358337822721\">Joe Merrick<\/a> chimed in, noting how &#8220;this game is going to be a monster&#8221; when it arrives. It&#8217;s not just Japan where pre-orders for Scarlet and Violet are looking healthy, either.<\/p>\n<p>Over on Amazon, both versions of the game are <a class=\"external afflink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/best-sellers-video-games\/zgbs\/videogames\/ref=zg_bs_nav_0?tag=nlife-20\" rel=\"sponsored noopener\">already charting in the &#8220;best sellers&#8221; video game category<\/a>. If you would like to secure your own copy of the new games, be sure to check out our pre-order guide:<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/nintendolife.com.ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:128110 @ 2022-11-07T05:06:56+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><!-- End Widget --><\/p>\n<p>Will you be pre-ordering Scalet, Violet, or both? Have you already pre-ordered? <em>Comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/advertising\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company We&#8217;re just weeks out from the global release of Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet on Nintendo Switch. If you&#8217;ve been wondering about the interest in the lead-up &#8211; here&#8217;s a small sample of data from a local chain of video game stores in Japan&#8217;s Niigata prefecture. 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