Mar. 12 at 1:01 PM
Nintendo shares have jumped about 18% this week after the surprise success of the game “Pokémon Pokopia.” The title sold 2.2 million copies in its first four days, becoming the fourth-best-selling game on the company’s Nintendo Switch 2 console.
The spin-off Pokémon title—set in a post-apocalyptic world where players rebuild society with Pokémon—was not initially expected to be a major blockbuster. However, strong reviews and viral multiplayer gameplay have boosted investor optimism that the game could help drive demand for the Switch 2.
Nintendo previously forecast fiscal-year sales of 19 million Switch 2 units by March and has already sold about 17.37 million. Despite this week’s rally, the stock remains roughly 28% lower over the past six months due to concerns about rising memory costs for consoles.
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