Pokémon was the big winner in November.
“Pokémon Sun and Pokémon: Moon had the strongest launch in the history of the franchise, selling 8 percent more units than the previous best-selling combo of Pokémon: White and Pokémon: Black despite having 19 fewer days in market during the month,” said Naji.
After Pokémon Go hit mobile in the summer and reenergized that fan base, many dormant Poképlayers went out and bought 3DS handhelds specifically to purchase Sun and Moon. Nintendo even confirmed that it was its fastest-selling game ever in the franchise’s near 20-year history, and now the NPD is illustrating just how huge a spike Pikachu is seeing.
http://venturebeat.com/2016/12/15/n...moon-have-biggest-debut-in-franchise-history/
Expected result after Pokemon GO - really shows what mobile/hardware/software synergy can lead for a franchise the size of Pokemon.
The only question is how much more will it sell in December and how many 3DS/2DS systems were moved in November.
Pokemon Black & White sold ~2.5 million, so Pokemon Sun/Moon sold ~2.7 million
Outsold COD as well and this is apparently before any sort of digital sales are even taken into account.
COD digital is counted towards its total.