Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire sold 1.509 million copies mainly to returning users
・ Due to the release of popular title Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, total software sales amounted to 1,854,058 copies (290.87% of last week).
They didnt reach, however, the weekly sales in the second week of October (total software sales: 1,854,220 copies) when Monster Hunter 4G was released, placing the second largest weekly sales in this year.
・ Top-ranked Pokémon Alpha Sapphire (714 thousand copies) and second-ranked Pokémon Omega Ruby (614 thousand copies) sold 1.328 million copies in total.
If we include Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire Double Pack as 2 copies per 1 unit, they were 1.509 million copies.
The latest installment was a remake of Pokémon Ruby/ Sapphire released in November 2002, and they didnt reach initial weekly sales of 1.867 million copies of X (961 thousand copies) and Y (906 thousand copies) released in October 2013.
But, they were almost the same as total sales of 1.443 million copies of past remake title Soul Silver (723 thousand copies) and Heart Gold (720 thousand copies), although a single comparison is impossible because an estimating period in the latest installment in the first week is a day longer.
・ According to our data about purchasers, as for age of purchasers of Alpha Sapphire in initial week, the highest was around twenties, so it seems that it was purchased mainly by the returning users who had played its previous installment, Ruby/ Sapphire.
Meanwhile, the proportion of 15 and under was significantly lower than that of X and Soul Silver, so it is noteworthy whether they will attract young users in the end of the year selling season, when the demand for a gift will go up.