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Old September 19th, 2008 (4:09 PM).
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Yeah, 1 million is a very impressive number, actually. Let's see if it'll end up breaking any monthly records. ;D
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Old September 19th, 2008 (4:15 PM).
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Well with this great break out, I'm pretty sure we'll be seeing the remake of G/S/C pretty soon...Plus I'm pretty sure with all of this money the company is making I'm not going to be surprised with seeing Generation 5 of pokemon within a year or 2.

Just wait until it hits the US...WOW!
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US Will bring millions, probably billions:) I don't see why it should be so popular, it will just be a lame remake of D/P with only few nigh differences. Such as Giratina and Toon World. Maybe some graphics and the maps but same storyline so what is the point?
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Old September 19th, 2008 (4:29 PM).
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I, on the other hand, actually think that US sales won't really surpass Japanese sales. :x
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There was no doubt that they would sell alot but that is crazy..
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It's no big deal. Pokemon always seems to break game records. So will Platinum.

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Old September 19th, 2008 (6:18 PM).
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This proves a very valuable point.
Screw the haters of pokemon.

WOW That's a lot of pokemon! Bai bai microsoft & sony!11
Nintendo owns in handhelds..

Platinum is the source of DS's life from the day it's released in US. Anyone without platinum for their DS is considered a nerd.
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Old September 19th, 2008 (7:43 PM).
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So how did those numbers compare to the originals, I mean, I would've thought D/P would've sold more at least, is anyone out there waiting until Platinum comes out and didn't buy D/P? It seems odd.
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Old September 19th, 2008 (8:22 PM).
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So this is all of a sudden MY thread now? Fail.

Back on topic, yeah, it might break 1.5-2M by the end of the week, but likely won't go anywhere in net sales. Few Pokémon third games have ever matched the sales of their predecessors.
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I think this sold even more than GTA IV sold on it's first week O_O

And I got GTA IV on the first week....
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"Within forty-six days, the games (Talking about DP) sold three million units, becoming the fastest DS games to do so, and by the end of the year, the number increased to five million units in just under three months."

Platinum sold 1 million in three days, jeez, just shatter that too. o_o
Sheesh... what can we expect Platinum to do, in the next 38(ish) days, huh? XD

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Yeah, apparently Platinum is the fastest selling DS game in Japan ever.

First week sales: (from someone on bmgf who says it's from Famitsu)

Pokemon Yellow: 851,091
Pokemon Crystal: 707,580
Pokemon Emerald: 643,987
Wow; I'd have thought Emerald would have sold more than they did, in the first week.. o.o But still, comparing to Platinum's first three days, those three are all bottom-feeders.. XD Wonder what the sales of Platinum will be like, now...?
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Yeah, I'd like to know how the thread's first fews posts fell out of order (I'm pretty sure I was the author).

Did imports to America and Europe play a role in these high numbers? A lot of us couldn't wait for a State-side release after all.
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Old September 20th, 2008 (8:59 AM).
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Sorry guys, I actuall meant to say 48 million. If i confused anyone, I didn't mean to :P. Any I still think It's amazing that Platinum was that popular in Japan, I just thought only the Poke freaks would buy it. I guess everyone is a Poke freak there.
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I just can't wait for it to come out in Europe (I'm a Brit)! I'm sure it'll be the biggest worldwide selling DS game when it's launch is complete.
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So far. the fastest-selling DS game ever. Now, when it comes to the Americas, I'm sure it'll take no more than 5 days to also sell 1,000,000.
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I'm a bit suprised that it sold that many to be honest, despite the fact that it didn't get much hype on non-Pokemon forums.
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Old September 20th, 2008 (10:53 AM).
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WOW.
Good for them! That's just amazing! ^^
Can't wait till it hits the US

BTW not all Poke-fans go to forums
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seeings how every pokemon game has been in one of the top positions as best selling video game of their year, this isnt all that surprising. I imagine with the load of profits they made/will continue to make from platinum, I'm sure they've got the budget to throw in a G/S/C remake, even by the .0001% chance they wouldnt make a profit from such a remake
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Wow... 1 million in three days? Bet there's a video somewhere with Japanese people stampeding to the game store.
When I got D/P there was a huge line at the mall. The kid in front of me was crying. xD
Hahah! Awesome. It's good that it's selling well, now maybe they'll put out some GS remakes *prays*
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I'm reminded of The Goblet of Fire, which sold, what, 10 copies per second for the first week?
That's probably an overestimate, but I don't remember the exact number.
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O my godz, that's got to be a new world record (not only for Nintendo, but probably for the entire gaming industry)! I can't wait til it gets released in Australia! The only problem is, by the time it's out in the States, everyone will probably pirarte it and put it on thier R4 or something like that.
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O my godz, that's got to be a new world record (not only for Nintendo, but probably for the entire gaming industry)! I can't wait til it gets released in Australia! The only problem is, by the time it's out in the States, everyone will probably pirarte it and put it on thier R4 or something like that.
Halo 3 sold 2.4 million units on it's first day and GTA4 sold 3.6 million units on the first day
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If this happened in a small country like Japan, imagine what it would be like in the USA...

*imagines*

*sees chaos*
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If this happened in a small country like Japan, imagine what it would be like in the USA...

*imagines*

*sees chaos*
The difference in population isnt that drastic. The US population is only roughly twice japan's population, but 25 times bigger in size as Japan. go figure. I'd predict about the same first day sales here as there
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Halo 3 sold 2.4 million units on it's first day and GTA4 sold 3.6 million units on the first day
Yeah, but did Halo 2 or GTA 4 already have games before it that were basically the same?

Obviously Halo and GTA3 etc. were similar, but so are all the Pokeymanz games.
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