{"id":584408,"date":"2026-08-14T10:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/584408\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T10:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T10:44:13","slug":"nintendo-shares-pop-7-after-pokemon-pokopia-sales-top-5-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/584408\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo shares pop 7% after ‘Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia’ sales top 5 million"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Pikachu Character poses at the Pokemon stand during the Brand Licensing Europe at ExCel on October 04, 2023 in London, England. <\/p>\n

John Keeble | Getty Images News | Getty Images<\/p>\n

Nintendo<\/a> shares closed 7% higher in Japan on Friday after it revealed sales of “Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia” surpassed 5 million units on its flagship Switch 2 console.<\/p>\n

The milestone was hit just over four months after it launched on March 5, Nintendo said on Thursday. This would make it the second-best-selling game on the Switch 2, ahead of “Donkey Kong Bananza” and behind “Mario Kart World.”<\/p>\n

First announced in September last year, the game wasn’t seen as a huge blockbuster<\/a>, given it is a spin-off from the main Pok\u00e9mon franchise. Its gameplay has elements of “Animal Crossing,” one of Nintendo’s most popular games on the original Switch.<\/p>\n

Investors watch updates of game sales closely because hit titles can often drive shipments of Nintendo’s console, which has faced some headwinds. <\/p>\n

Rising memory prices forced the company to raise prices<\/a> of the Switch 2, which went on sale just over a year ago.<\/p>\n

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In the June quarter, Nintendo sold 3.82 million Switch 2 consoles, down 34.4% year-on-year. The company forecast sales of 16.5 million Switch 2 consoles\u00a0in its fiscal year ended Mar. 31, 2027, which would also be lower than the same period the previous year.<\/p>\n

Nintendo on Thursday also announced expansion packs and updates to “Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia” as it looks to bring new gamers to the title and keep current players engaged. <\/p>\n

Shares of Nintendo are still down more than 16% this year. But, over the last month, the stock has rallied more than 26% as investors bet on an improving outlook and hope upcoming blockbuster games spur console sales.<\/p>\n

Nintendo plans to launch “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time,” a remake of the classic first released on the Nintendo 64 in the last 1990s, on the Switch 2.<\/p>\n

Two new Pok\u00e9mon games are also slated for next year. Pok\u00e9mon and Zelda are among of Nintendo’s two most popular franchises.<\/p>\n

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