Pokémon X and Y sell 4 million copies in 48 hours

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
October 15, 2013
Updated June 18, 2025
1 min

Nintendo’s cute little moneymakers are still cute and still making money.

The publisher revealed today that the latest entries in the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon X and Y, sold 4 million copies in the first two days. The games debuted worldwide Oct. 12 for the 3DS, and fans flocked to pick up or down the titles.

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