Famitsu announced that the estimated physical sales number for Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl in Japan reached 1,395,642 units in its launch week.
This number puts sales of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl above Pokemon Sword and Shield, which only managed 1,364,544 physical units sold in the same region and period in November 2019.
Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl are now available worldwide on Nintendo Switch.
The Nintendo Switch family of consoles has now sold over 22 million units in Japan alone.