Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire sell over 1.5 million at Japanese launch

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Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire sold a combined 1,534,593 units in Japan over its launch weekend of November 21-23, reports Famitsu.

Sales don’t include digital purchases from the Nintendo eShop.

This makes the reworked 3DS titles the fourth biggest launch in Japan for the handheld, behind Pokemon X/Y, Monster Hunter 4 and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate.

The catch ’em all games helped boost 3DS hardware sales from 51,390 units to 83,129 week-on-week.

The pair of titles arrive in UK stores and the eShop on Friday.

Source: Famitsu, via Siliconera

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