The experiment seems to have been a one-off for the time being.
Nintendo releases updated lifetime sales for its highest selling Switch titles.
Nintendo enlists loser Ash Ketchum to try to get you to buy Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu.
Why did this need a full system update...?
Monster Hunter narrowly edges out Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to take home the top honours.
Explore Viridian Forest with a randomly selected Pikachu or Eevee as your partner.
The file size for the update comes in at under 50MB, so you can probably guess that it’s nothing too substantial.
Pokemon GO and Pokemon Let’s Go both seem to have contributed to each others’ success.
Nintendo exclusives dominate the top ten in general.
Dragon Quest Builders 2, meanwhile, had a reasonably strong debut as well.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Battlefield 5, Pokemon Let's Go, and (surprisingly enough) Fallout 76 chart high as well.
Buoyed by Pokemon and Smash, Nintendo is confident the Switch will continue to sell well for some time to come.
Super Smash Bros. and Pokemon are doing their job, it seems.
Nintendo beckons all budding Pokemon Trainers with a call to adventure in the newest trailer for this game.
The Nintendo Switch once again sold over 100k units last week.
Game Freak also admits to development difficulties along the way.
Pokemon Let's Go, Pikachu! turns out to be the better selling version.
Pikachu and Eevee will be available to call upon as Spirits from launch itself.
Director Junichi Masuda insists that the recent Switch titles "aren't spin-offs".
Battlefield 5 debuts in second place, while Fallout 76 sees a significant drop.
Adobe Insights also notes that Nintendo Switch was the best-selling online product on Thanksgiving.
Contrary to expectations, the game's being very well received.
First week sales for the Switch-exclusive Pokemon titles are very positive.
Pokemon Let’s Go does its job, and drives Nintendo Switch hardware sales to the extreme.
The first Switch-exclusive Pokemon titles achieve strong sales in just three days.
To the surprise of the entire world, Pokemon is a system seller.
Some fans can get pretty embarrassing at times.
“Lots of positivity and optimism around Pokemon Let’s Go," says Mat Piscatella.
Hitman 2's launch week physical sales are down 90 percent from Hitman Absolution.
Opening week physical sales were over 60 percent lower than Pokemon Sun and Moon.
Just in case there was any doubt, it seems like Pokemon Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! might do well.
Nintendo brings back an iconic song to sell Pokemon Let’s Go.
Explore Kanto, catch Pokemon, and battle all kinds of trainers as the Switch title releases today.
Nintendo is betting the farm on these two games this Holiday season.
Lorelei, Bruno, Agatha, Lance, and then some more familiar faces you may not have been expecting...
Another Nintendo Switch feature that this game will not support.
Masuda himself states that fresh blood is probably needed for the Pokemon franchise.
They nailed the atmosphere perfectly, surprisingly enough.
It has to do with the better technology these days, apparently.
Hopefully, the Let’s Go games won’t replace the traditional Pokemon remakes, however.
It sounds like there may actually be a fairly substantial post game here.
A full scale reinvention of the series may not necessarily be out of the question just yet.
The director of the game hints at difficult post game content.
Mewtwo promises to be a challenge, even in this game.
The process of throwing Poke Balls is somewhat more complicated though.
Obviously, it was a proposition that was met with a lot of resistance.
I don’t like a lot of the new Pokemon designs, but Meltan is kind of cute.
Including battles with the Legendary Birds.
But they will have EVs and IVs.
Goodness this game is the cutest thing ever.
And it is every bit as adorable as you might expect.
In other words, games that might need it the most.
Game Freak seeking out talent to help development on Pokemon for Switch.
The already-rad Gyarados and Kangaskhan looking even more rad.
Nothing spectacular, but they do look nice.
Oh boy, time to reset the clock...
This game is looking better with each showing...
This game looks to have so much personality.
To the surprise of no one, Pokemon Gen 8 will be launching, seemingly, in the final quarter of its year.
I can't imagine long time series fans will like this change much...
"It’ll have the same kind of feeling as the previous games on handheld systems."
In the wise words of the criminal duo- prepare for trouble, and make it double...
Battle classic Gym Leaders like Brock and Misty while re-discovering the wonders of Kanto.
Customizing your unbearably cute starter Pokemon shown off in new video.
Update: Studio CEO actually says, "Please believe that there is no way that we will stray from the basic elements."
They're far more full featured than you would think.
Looks like there has been some miscommunication.
Making this the first time a core Pokemon RPG has been playable at E3.
Pokemon is apparently very popular, who could have guessed.
Free online play for Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu/Let's Go Eevee.
One more to catch 'em all, trainers.
So more Pokemon will come!
Looks like it's happening, then.
Reveals due next week, but may be moved up in response to the leaks.
