UPDATE:
Now confirmed to be 2 million. Those untracked Nintendo store/Amazon purchases plus digital really added up.
https://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201911210060/
Shoutout to Marth for the info!
ORIGINAL POST:
According to Famitsu.
This is the biggest launch for a Switch game in Japan to date, topping Smash Bros Ultimate, which previously held the record at 1.24 million. (Again, physical only)
https://nintendoeverything.com/japan-pokemon-sword-shield-sells-1-365-million-copies-in-first-three-days-switch-surpasses-10-million-units-sold/
Last edited by curl-6 - on 21 November 2019