Platinum sells 1.47 million in three weeks

Loses No. 1 spot last weekend to PS2 game

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Pokémon Platinum has sold 1.47 million copies since its Sept. 13 release in Japan, according to Media Create game rankings for Sept 22-28. The game slipped to number two in Japanese sales after the Sept. 25 release of Super Robot Wars Z.

Pokémon Platinum

While Super Robot Wars Z, a PlayStation 2 game, sold 366,000 units its first weekend, Platinum sold 195,000 in the same time span. Platinum sold approximately 1 million copies its first weekend, becoming the fastest-selling Nintendo DS game ever.

Information

• Wired News
• NeoGAF - Media Create rankings
• All About Pokémon Figure
• Mainichi JP News (Japanese)
• Famitsu (Japanese)
• Pokémon Platinum sells 1 million in three days (Bulbanews)