Aielyn on 26 June 2012
| LevelUP said: 1.6 million is an absurdly good amount especially for a copy and paste title with minor changes. Watcha talkin bout o_O? |
Black 2 and White 2 aren't a "third version" of the Black and White story. It's actually significantly different - it's a direct sequel, set two years later. Think of it as more like Gold and Silver to B/W's Red and Blue... but within the same generation, and sharing more of the original map.
Having said that, being direct sequels means that you'd expect somewhat weaker sales than B/W, since many would rather play the first game first.
Anyway, the real point to be made is that they're selling roughly as well as Pokemon Diamond and Pearl did in their first week, as pointed out by smbu2000. And that's quite a feat for a game that isn't starting a new generation.
