It seems like we have one other large Pokémon-flavoured hit on our arms. Nintendo and The Pokémon Firm have confirmed that Pokémon Pokopia has offered greater than 5 million models globally – a reasonably spectacular quantity given the sport has been out for “simply over 4 months”. These gross sales embrace each bodily and digital editions of the sport.
We all know that, as of Could 2026 not less than, Nintendo has offered over 20m Change 2 models. A little bit of serviette maths suggests, then, that one in 4 Nintendo Change 2 customers now owns a duplicate of Pokémon Pokopia – not dangerous going for a spin-off collection from the parents that made Dragon Quest Builders. We’re nonetheless comparatively early on within the console’s lifespan (it solely launched on fifth June, 2025), however this actually establishes Pokopia as one of the crucial essential video games on the system.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A has a devoted Nintendo Change 2 Version, as an example, and that has offered 3.99m models, based on Nintendo’s reporting. Granted, its gross sales on the unique Change possible bump that over Pokopia, however so far as Change 2 software program is anxious, this third-party title beats even a first-party Pokémon sport on the system. In reality, Pokopia is so fashionable, solely Mario Kart World has it overwhelmed when it comes to gross sales – that has an eye-watering 15.39m gross sales, which means that three in each 4 Nintendo Change 2 homeowners additionally has a duplicate of the sport.
Current gross sales have possible been bolstered by the primary launch from the Pokémon Pokopia Growth Go, which has been made accessible as paid downloadable content material this week. “Half 1: Bubbly Basin” is obtainable now and options an underwater city with extra Pokémon to find, new furnishings to construct, new meals to arrange, and extra.
The sport is part-published by each Nintendo and Koei Tecmo, who not too long ago famous it desires to lower its “dependence on main titles” sooner or later by “prioritizing portfolio stability” with ports, remasters, and some smaller initiatives aimed toward loyal communities that maybe aren’t as mainstream. It appears, if Pokopia was part of that gambit, it is already paying off for the Japanese firm.