First week gross sales for Pikmin 4 in Japan had been reported this week, with the sport promoting simply over 400,000 copies. You may be to listen to that that is the very best efficiency for the sequence thus far, and it’s not even shut.
When the primary Pikmin hit GameCube again in 2001, it offered 101,299 copies in its first week. Pikmin 2 did higher, however nonetheless solely moved 161,930 models again in 2004. Pikmin 3 then took a step again with its Wii U launch at 102,188 copies (not counting digital). Pikmin 3 Deluxe later noticed its Swap launch in 2020 with 171,349 models offered (once more with out digital).
With Pikmin 4 promoting 401,853 copies, it greater than doubled Pikmin 3 Deluxe – which was the earlier excessive. Digital isn’t accounted for – and eShop downloads are solely rising in reputation over bodily – in order that quantity may have been greater.
Pikmin 3 Deluxe is at the moment the best-selling entry within the franchise at 2.23 million as of December 2021. You’ll be able to throw in one other million or so copies if you wish to rely the unique Wii U launch as nicely. We solely have Japanese date to this point, but when this early data is something to go by, Pikmin 4 ought to find yourself taking the crown in due time.