Pokemon Legends: Arceus is finally out and many Pokemon fans are extremely excited to jump into this new world. Those fans have expressed their enthusiasm for Pokemon Legends: Arceus by preordering the game in droves, helping this Pokemon title to already be on track to be one of the best-selling games in Pokemon's history.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus is the next mainline game in the lengthy Pokemon franchise, and the first to not be sold as a pair. This game features some of the biggest gameplay changes in the series yet with open-ended exploration and crafting. New gameplay changes have also been introduced including the player character getting knocked out by Pokemon in combat, and catching Pokemon directly on the overworld without needing to transition into a battle.
According to UK retailer Currys, Pokemon Legends: Arceus has already broken sales records for the company. The game was the most preordered game in the company's history. The retailer has been around for decades selling video games, so Pokemon Legends: Arceus breaking records for the company is crazy to see in 2021. However, it's not just popular in the UK. A Twitter user by the name of Ezereal, who tracks sales records for various games in the industry, has said that the game is currently the #1 best-selling game on Amazon in the USA, Japan, the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Australia.
It will likely be a couple of more days until the initial sales numbers for the weekend sales come in for Pokemon Legends: Arceus, but it seems pretty clear this game will well a lot of copies considering its high sales position on Amazon across multiple big countries around the world. Mainline Pokemon games typically sell in the tens of millions, and it is unclear if Pokemon Legends: Arceus will quite hit that number. However, positive word of mouth across the Internet will likely see sales of this game continue to pick up if players are happy with it.
If sales numbers for Pokemon Legends: Arceus are high, this may signal a change in the way Pokemon games are developed, especially if it is compared to Pokemon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl which just released a couple of months ago. Game Freak could expand on Pokemon Legends: Arceus' formula and make improvements to create a new direction for future games.
The question will be whether or not those who are on the fence about Pokemon Legends: Arceus can be convinced to pick up the game. The gaming world is sure to be keeping their eye on how Pokemon Legends: Arceus is received by gamers.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus is available now exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.