Whilebathroom accoutrementsare certainly one indicator of brand ubiquity, there’s nothing quite like cold, hard sales numbers.Pokémon, that other monster-hunting game series, is still trucking along with no signs of slowing down. In Nintendo’s most recent annual report, the company announced thatDiamond / Pearlhas exceeded 17.57 million in sales;Platinum, 7.43 million;HeartGold / SoulSilver, 11.90 million; andBlack / White, 11.51 million.
Now, these numbers are current as of March 2011, which means the games have had a few more months to rack up sales. Another Nintendobriefingthat tracked sales through June hasBlack / Whiteat 12.87 million globally, an incredible figure when you realize that the game was just released last September in Japan and this past March in the rest of the world. That’s what I call domination!
To all those still wondering how Nintendo will turn the fortunes of the 3DS around, look no further than the nextPokémonupdate. Money in the bank.
