Pokémon Sword And Shield Dethrones Diamond & Pearl In New Famitsu Sales Chart Record

The ninth week in first.

Since the release of Pokémon Sword and Shield on the Nintendo Switch last November, both games have appeared at the top of the Japanese charts every single week. The latest chart data from 6th – 12th January, was no different.

Pokémon took out the top spot for the ninth week in a row. If that wasn’t already impressive enough, it’s now been revealed this is the longest a game has ever been in first place on Famitsu’s sales charts. The previous record-holder that stayed in the #1 spot for a total of eight consecutive weeks was Pokémon Diamon & Pearl when it was released back in 2006.

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