New Pokémon Snap is already a massive success in the UK where it topped the physical retail charts in its first week, and sold over four times as many copies at launch than the N64 title did back in 2000.
While the first game was released at the height of Pokémania, the N64 was nowhere near as popular in the UK as other systems, though it did sell well over time. However, this is not just a case of being released on a more successful system, as New Pokémon Snap’s opening week is 2 1/2 times bigger than the recent Pokémon spin-off title Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX from last year.
The game is also the third largest Switch launch of the year following Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury and Monster Hunter Rise. and comes at ahead of the highly anticipated PS5 title Returnal which debuted at #2 on the charts compared to New Pokémon Snap at #1, with the sales numbers being significantly higher