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Forums - Sales Discussion - Pokemon GO already influencing the main series sales

This week Pokemon games for 3DS had a surge in sales, sure, they never really stop selling, but they are back to TOP 5 WorldWide with both OmegaRuby/Alpha Sapphire and X/Y, and this urge came primely from US and Europe. Sure, the Pokemon GO is still in it`s prime in media talk, and the week of sales we have was when Pokemon Go was most talked in media. This surge in sales was expected, the question now is if Pokemon GO will give new breath to long lasting legs for the 3DS games was it just a ponctual event and won`t last long. 

 

Many people are lazy to play Pokemon GO outside ( me) and are looking for ways to play it whitout having to walk and stuff, and it`s just what the games in main series do.



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Its a shame the NX is missing the Holiday.



I wonder if Nintendo will try to use mobile gaming to promote their main games?



KLAMarine said:
I wonder if Nintendo will try to use mobile gaming to promote their main games?

Animal crossing is easily one. Its the number 2 (arguably 1) biggest ip in japan. I believe its confirmed to work with the next mainline game.

I can see FIRE EMBLEM benifiting from mobile too. Its already on the uprising in popularity (from which it was niche just 3 years ago)



KLAMarine said:
I wonder if Nintendo will try to use mobile gaming to promote their main games?

That's the reasoning they gave when they announced they were making Mobile Games, seems like their plan is working...



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It's going to be interesting to see how much will other Nintendo franchises benefit from mobile games.



                
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Pokken reached over a million shipped. I wouldn't be surprised if it seen a boost in sales thanks to Pokemon GO.



KLAMarine said:
I wonder if Nintendo will try to use mobile gaming to promote their main games?

Pokemon games do well. People seem to have forgotten that Pokemon shuffle did quite well. Didn't have the same impact Pokemon go had, but still a good attempt by nintendo 



 

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teigaga said:
Its a shame the NX is missing the Holiday.

if the NX is a well conceived system with a strong opening lineup then it will be irrelevant what time of year it is released



There had to be some kind of collateral effect with Pokémon GO. Interesting indeed and in a good way.