A lot of you are having fantastical and monstrous holidays.
Pokémon Sun and Moon for the 3DS and Final Fantasy XV for PlayStation 4 were Amazon’s best-selling games of the holiday, according to the online retailer. This is in line with Nintendo confirming that this new pocket-monster adventure, collectively, is its fastest selling game ever. Final Fantasy XV, meanwhile, was massively anticipated by fans who have spent years waiting for a proper sequel to Final Fantasy XIII. It’s also clear that the Square Enix role-playing game has sold much better on PlayStation 4 than Xbox One in the $99.6 billion gaming industry.
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It’s not obvious how Amazon calculated that, but it’s clear that would take millions of Pokémon players. In 2017, we will likely see a new Pokémon from Nintendo — possibly a classic remake or a third version of Sun and Moon (Stars?), and we’ll have to see if the publisher pulls the trigger on releasing it for its new hybrid handheld/home console Switch or keeps it on the 3DS that has a much larger install base.