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Pokémon is a media franchise owned by Nintendo, created in 1995 and debuted in 1996. It is the highest-grossing entertainment media franchise of all time, having grossed $90 billion in lifetime revenue.
In terms of software sales, Pokemon is the second best-selling game franchise, having sold over 340 million units as of March 2019,[1] behind only Mario. In addition, Pokémon Go is the most-downloaded mobile game, with over 1 billion downloads.[2] The Pokémon video game series has shifted a total of over 1.31 billion units in retail sales and official downloads.
Beyond video games, the Pokémon Trading Card Game has also sold over 25.7 billion cards,[3] making it the second best-selling trading card game, after Yu-Gi-Oh![4] The Pokémon anime series is also very successful, with the films watched by over 70 million viewers at the Japan box office, and the television series watched by more than 1 billion viewers across 124 countries.
Video games
Main series
Releases with more than one million units. Sales figures based on Nintendo's official sales data.[5] Gross revenue estimates based on official prices.
Year | Platform | Titles | Sales (millions) |
Ref | Gross (million US$) (no inflation) |
Ref | Gross (million US$) (with inflation) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow | 59.52 | 2384 | 3513 | |||
1996 | GB | Pokémon Red/Green/Blue | 31.38 | [6] | 1271 | [n 1] | 2372 |
1998 | GB | Pokémon Yellow | 14.64 | [6] | 454 | [n 2] | 815 |
2004 | GBA | Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen | 12.00 | [6] | 640 | [n 3] | 992 |
2016 | 3DS (VC) | Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow | 1.5 | [7] | 19 | [n 4] | 23 |
1999 | Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal | 42.21 | 1990 | 2663 | |||
1999 | GBC | Pokémon Gold & Silver | 23.10 | [6] | 1016 | [n 5] | 1785 |
2000 | GBC | Pokémon Crystal | 6.39 | [6] | 211 | [n 6] | 359 |
2009 | DS | Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver | 12.72 | [8] | 763 | [n 7] | 1041 |
2002 | Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald | 36.77 | 1648 | 1996 | |||
2002 | GBA | Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire | 16.22 | [6] | 689 | [n 8] | 1121 |
2004 | GBA | Pokémon Emerald | 7.06 | [6] | 256 | [n 9] | 397 |
2014 | 3DS | Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire | 14.26 | [9] | 703 | [n 10] | 869 |
2006 | Pokémon Diamond/Pearl/Platinum | 25.27 | 1150 | 1368 | |||
2006 | DS | Pokémon Diamond & Pearl | 17.67 | [8] | 778 | [n 11] | 1130 |
2008 | DS | Pokémon Platinum | 7.60 | [6] | 372 | [n 12] | 506 |
2010 | Pokémon Black/White | 24.16 | 1194 | 1316 | |||
2010 | DS | Pokémon Black & White | 15.64 | [8] | 759 | [n 13] | 1019 |
2012 | DS | Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 | 8.52 | [6] | 435 | [n 14] | 554 |
2013 | Pokémon X/Y | 16;44 | 953 | 1001 | |||
2013 | 3DS | Pokémon X & Y | 16.44 | [9] | 953 | [n 15] | 1197 |
2016 | Pokémon Sun/Moon | 24.74 | 1247.4 | 1265 | |||
2016 | 3DS | Pokémon Sun & Moon | 16.18 | [9] | 879.4 | [n 16] | 1072 |
2017 | 3DS | Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon | 8.70 | [9] | 368 | [n 17] | 368 |
2018 | Pokémon Switch | 27.82 | 600 | 600 | |||
2018 | Switch | Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee | 11.76 | 600 | 600 | ||
2019 | Switch | Pokémon Sword and Shield | 16.06 | ||||
Main series total | 240.37 | 11,166 | 13,722 |
Spinoffs
Year | Platform | Title | Sales (millions) |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
1999 | Pokémon Pinball series | 6.68 | ||
1999 | GB | Pokémon Pinball | 5.31 | [6] |
2003 | GBA | Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire | 1.37 | [6] |
1999 | Pokémon Stadium series | 9.95 | ||
1999 | N64 | Pokémon Stadium | 5.46 | [6] |
2000 | N64 | Pokémon Stadium 2 | 2.54 | [6] |
2006 | Wii | Pokémon Battle Revolution | 1.95 | [6] |
2003 | Pokémon Colosseum series | 3.78 | ||
2003 | GC | Pokémon Colosseum | 2.41 | [6] |
2005 | GC | Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness | 1.37 | [6] |
2005 | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series | 15.19 | ||
2005 | GBA | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team | 2.36 | [6] |
2005 | DS | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team | 3.49 | [6] |
2007 | DS | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness |
4.88 | [6] |
2009 | DS | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky | 1.49 | [6] |
2013 | 3DS | Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity | 1.37 | [6] |
2015 | 3DS | Super Pokémon Mystery Dungeon | 1.63 | [6] |
2006 | Pokémon Ranger series | 6.81 | ||
2006 | DS | Pokémon Ranger | 2.93 | [6] |
2008 | DS | Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | 2.35 | [6] |
2010 | DS | Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs | 1.53 | [6] |
Pokkén Tournament | 2.41 | |||
2016 | Wii U | Pokkén Tournament | 1 | [22] |
2017 | Switch | Pokkén Tournament DX | 1.41 | [n 18] |
Other games | ||||
1998 | GB | Pokémon Trading Card Game | 3.7 | [6] |
1999 | N64 | Pokémon Snap | 3.63 | [6] |
2008 | WiiWare | My Pokemon Ranch | 0.2 | [24] |
2009 | WiiWare | Pokémon Rumble | 0.15 | [24] |
2010 | Wii | PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure | 1.25 | [6] |
2011 | 3DS | Pokémon Rumble Blast | 1.40 | [6] |
Mobile
Year | Platform | Title | Downloads (millions) |
Gross (million US$) |
Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | iOS Android |
Pokémon Go | 1000 | 3300 | [2][n 19] |
Franchise revenue
Date | Gross revenue | Ref | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Trillion JP¥ (no inflation) |
Billion US$ (no inflation) |
Billion US$ (with inflation) | ||
1997 | 4 | 7 | [n 20] | |
1998 | 7.28 | 13 | [n 21] | |
1999 | 10.56 | 19 | [n 22] | |
2000 | 14 | 24 | [29] | |
2001 | 2 | 17 | 28 | [n 23] |
2002 | 3 | 26.1 | 42 | [n 24] |
March 2013 | 4 | 50 | 60 | [n 25] |
March 2015 | 4.4 | 54 | 65.1 | [n 26] |
September 2015 | 4.6 | 56 | 67.2 | [n 27] |
May 2016 | 4.8 | 63.4 | 74.6 | [n 28] |
March 2017 | 6 | 74.43 | 85.63 | [n 29] |
February 2019 | 90 | 90 | [40][41] |
By June 1998, the Pokémon franchise was worth $4 billion in Japan.[27] By March 1999, Pokémon was generating revenues of nearly ¥400 billion ($3.28 billion) annually.[28] In Japan, the franchise earned ¥1 trillion by 2002, including ¥98 billion from Japanese software sales.[42]
Worldwide, the franchise earned ¥2 trillion by 2001.[30] By 2002, the franchise had earned ¥3 trillion,[32] including $15 billion from merchandise sales worldwide,[43] while the rest were earned from video games, anime, and trading cards. In 2005, a theme park was opened in Nagoya, Japan.[44] By 2013, the Pokemon franchise had earned ¥4 trillion in revenue.[34]
As of March 2017, the Pokémon franchise has grossed ¥6 trillion ($75 billion) in revenue. ¥78.87 billion ($988 million) was grossed from Pokémon films, which were seen by 74.33 million moviegoers, while the rest of the earnings were from the video games, trading card game, anime TV show, and licensed products.[3] This makes Pokémon the highest-grossing entertainment media franchise of all time, ahead of Star Wars ($42 billion), Harry Potter ($25 billion), James Bond ($6 billion), and The Lord of the Rings ($6 billion).[45]
Other media
Card game
- Pokémon Trading Card Game – Over 25.7 billion card sales[3]
Anime
- Pokémon television series – 1,000,000,000+ viewers (124 countries)
- China – 270,000,000+[46][47]
- India – 96,900,000[48]
- Japan – 26,900,000+[49]
- United States – 22,858,200+[n 30]
- Philippines – 9,458,100+[n 31]
- United Kingdom – 2,500,000+[54]
- Canada – 2,000,000+[55]
- Pokémon film series (Japan box office)
- Pokémon VHS/DVD video sales – 28 million units (2 countries)
Music
- Rica Matsumoto - "Mezase Pokémon Masutā" (1997 single) – 1,857,775 CD sales (Japan)
- Pokémon 2.B.A. Master (1999 album) – 1,875,000 sales (10 countries)[60]
- Germany – 750,000
- United States – 500,000
- France – 200,000
- Brazil – 100,000
- Canada – 100,000
- Pokémon: The First Movie (1999 album) – 3,000,000 sales[61][62][63]
- United States – 2,000,000
- Canada – 200,000
- Australia – 140,000
- United Kingdom – 100,000
- Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (2000 album) – 150,000 sales (United States)[64]
- Maroon 5 - "Don't Wanna Know" (2016 single)
Merchandise
- Food – 90 million sales (2 countries)
- Toys – 27.5 million sales (2 countries)
Demographics
The regional breakdown of Pokemon franchise revenues:[3]
- Japan: 35%
- Overseas: 65%
The demographic breakdown of Pokemon Go users:[70]
- Gender:
- Female: 63%
- Male: 37%
- Age:
- 13-17: 22%
- 18-29: 46%
- 30-50: 25%
- Over 50: 6%
- Income:
- Under $50K: 45.8%
- $50K to $100K: 19.6%
- Over $100K: 34.6%
- Region:
- Urban: 90%
- Rural: 10%
Awareness of Pokemon Go among the American population (325.7 million)[71] according to a survey in September 2017:[72]
- Play it regularly – 13% – estimated 42,341,000 people
- Play it from time to time – 17% – estimated 55,369,000 people
- Know it, but never play it (not anymore) – 55% – estimated 179,135,000 people
- Don't know Pokemon – 15% – estimated 48,855,000 people
Generations
First generation
The first generation of Pokemon consists of the worldwide Editions Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow and Pokemon Green which was only sold in Japan. They sold 47.52 million units on the Game Boy and Virtual Console.
Second generation
The second generation consists of Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal. They sold 29.49 million units on the Game Boy Color.
Third generation
The third generation consists of Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. They sold 22.54 million units on the Game Boy Advance.
FireRed and LeafGreen are first generation remakes. They sold 12 million units on the Game Boy Advance.
Fourth generation
The fourth generation consists of Pokemon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, with 25.24 million sold units.
HeartGold and SoulSilver are second generation remakes. They sold 12.72 million units on the Nintendo DS.
Fifth generation
The fifth generation consists of two versions of each Pokemon Black and White, with 24.14 million sold units.
Sixth generation
The sixth generation consists of Pokemon X and Y, with 16.06 million sold units. In Japan, it has sold about 4.5 million.
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, a remake of the third generation for the Nintendo 3DS, was successful. Pre-orders were ahead of X & Y and launch sales have been good. In America, the game has sold 2.6 million with versions combined as of the end of December and 2.9 million by the end of February. It sold 476,000 in France by the end of December 2014.[73]. In Japan, it sold 2.5 million by the end of 2014. They exceeded 10 million by September 2015. In May 2016, the game exceeded 3 million in Europe. They sold 13.68 million units in total.
Pokemon Go is based off this generation and has broken most records in relation to mobile charts, including being #1 in top grossing in the most countries as well as the fastest to hit $600 million in revenue.[74]
Seventh generation
The seventh generation consists of Pokemon Sun and Moon. Due to the preceding hype built by a Superbowl Commercial, re-releases of the original games on digital storefronts, and Pokemon Go, it surpassed Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire as Nintendo's most preordered game. In November 2016, the games have sold 3.7 million in the Americas and 1.5 million in Europe, becoming Nintendo's fastest seller titles ever. With Japanese numbers, the games sold about 7.5 million copies in 2 weeks. In the United States, by December 2016, the game had sold 4.5 million copies, making it the fastest Nintendo game to reach 4 million. As of December 31, 2016, the game has shipped 14.69 million copies, already outselling Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
Notes
- ↑ Average Pokémon Red/Green/Blue price: $40.50
- ↑ Average Pokémon Yellow price: $31
- ↑ Average Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen price: $53.33
- ↑ Average Pokémon Red/Green/Blue/Yellow (Virtual Console) price: $12.50
- ↑ Average Pokémon Gold & Silver price: $44
- ↑ Average Pokémon Gold & Silver price: $33.05
- Japan: [https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m = pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=12576 ¥4104] (https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ $38.10])
- United States: $27.99
- ↑ Average Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver price: $60
- ↑ Average Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire price: $42.50
- ↑ Average Pokémon Emerald price: $40.50
- ↑ Average Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire price: $51
- Japan: [https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m = pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=30538 ¥4936] ($46)
- United States: $39.99
- ↑ Pokémon Diamond & Pearl:
- Japan: 5.827 million units[10] at = pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=204 ¥4566] ([https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ $39.30) = $229.0011 million
- United States: 4.33 million units[11] at $39.99 = $173.2 million
- Elsewhere: 7.513 million units at £24.99 ($50) = $376 million
- ↑ Average Pokémon Platinum price: $49
- ↑ Average Pokémon Black & White price: $48.50
- Japan: [https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m = pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=10916 ¥4937] ($46)
- United States: $34.99
- ↑ Average Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 price: $51
- Japan: [https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m = pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=26663 ¥4937] ($46)
- United States: $39.99
- ↑ Average Pokémon X & Y price: $59
- Australia: AU$70 ([http://fxtop.com/en/historical-exchange-rates.php?A = 70&C1=AUD&C2=USD&DD1=01&MM1=01&YYYY1=2013&B=1&P=&I=1&DD2=31&MM2=12&YYYY2=2013&btnOK=Go%21 US$70])
- Japan: 3.59 million units at ¥4800 ($45)
- United Kingdom: £39.99 ($66)
- United States: $39.99
- ↑ Average Pokémon Sun & Moon price: $53.50
- ↑ Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon [15]
- ↑ Pokkén Tournament DX
- ↑ Pokémon Go gross revenue:
- ↑ Japan gross up until 1997[27]
- ↑ Worldwide gross in 1998: $3.28 billion[28]
- ↑ Worldwide gross in 1999: $3.28 billion[28]
- ↑ Worldwide gross up until 2001: ¥2 trillion[30]
- Currency conversion: $17 billion[31]
- ↑ Worldwide gross up until 2002: ¥3 trillion[32]
- Currency conversion: $26.1 billion[33]
- ↑ Worldwide gross up until March 2013: ¥4 trillion[34] ($50 billion, or $61 billion with inflation)
- Gross up until 2002: ¥3 trillion ($26.1 billion, or $42 billion with inflation)
- Additional gross up until March 2013: ¥1 trillion ($23.9 billion, or $30 billion with inflation)
- ↑ Worldwide gross up until March 2015: ¥4.4 trillion[35] ($54 billion, or $65.1 billion with inflation)
- Gross up until March 2013: ¥4 trillion ($50 billion, or $61 billion with inflation)
- Gross from April 2013 to March 2015: ¥400 billion ($4 billion, or $4.9 billion with inflation)
- ↑ Worldwide gross up until September 2015: ¥4.6 trillion[36] ($56 billion, or $67.2 billion with inflation)
- Gross up until March 2015: ¥4.4 trillion ($54 billion, or $65.1 billion with inflation)
- Gross during April-September 2015: ¥200 billion ($2 billion,[37] or $2.5 billion with inflation)
- ↑ Worldwide gross up until May 2016: ¥4.8 trillion[38] ($63.4 billion, or $74.6 billion with inflation)
- Gross up until September 2015: ¥4.6 trillion ($56 billion, or $67.2 billion with inflation)
- Gross from April 2015 to May 2016: ¥800 billion ($7.4 billion)[39]
- ↑ Worldwide gross up until March 2017: ¥6 trillion[3] ($74.43 billion, or $85.63 billion with inflation)
- Gross up until May 2016: ¥4.8 trillion ($63.4 billion, or $74.6 billion with inflation)
- Gross from June 2016 to March 2017: ¥1.2 trillion ($11.03 billion)[39]
- ↑ Pokémon television series in United States (2000) – 8.1/29 rating/share,[50] out of 282.2 million population[51] = 22.8582 million viewers
- ↑ Pokémon television series in the Philippines (2015) – 9.3% share,[52] out of 101.7 million population[53] = 9.4581 million viewers
References
- ↑ http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/en/services/
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- ↑ Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon – JPY-USD currency conversion
- ↑ https://www.bullring.co.uk/shoponline/product/658762a93229/pokemon-ultra-moon-fan-edition
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- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 http://thegia.com/archive/news/n990603a.html
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- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Japanese Pop Industry (MIT)
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- ↑ Pokémon: The First Movie (soundtrack)
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