Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby Sell 1.5 Million Units

By Daniel Bischoff

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have been out on store shelves for a few weeks now and Nintendo sent word that the two games have together sold over 1.5 million units either at retail or digitally.

"The next great ​Pokémon adventures for Nintendo 3DS launched on November 21st and have already sold nearly 1.5 million combined physical and digital units in the US alone," Nintendo's press release says.

It, alongside Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, have made 2014 another potentially dominant holiday season for the company. Don't forget to read our review of ​Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire here and follow our Nintendo 3DS tag page for more coverage of the handheld.

Daniel Bischoff
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