UK software sales for the week ending Nov. 16th, 2019 (Pokemon Sword & Shield are the biggest exclusive of the year)

The weekly sales for the UK are in, and Pokemon Sword and Shield absolutely killed it. Check out the top 10 sales for the week ending Nov. 16th, 2019 below, and then read up on the specifics of Pokemon's success.

- Pokemon Sword and Shield is the biggest exclusive game of the year
- Pokémon Sword is the third biggest boxed game launch of 2019, behind FIFA 20 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Pokémon Sword and Shield: Dual Edition is listed separately, and arrives at No.7
- combined together, Pokemon Sword and Shield have secured the 2nd biggest launch for Pokémon games in UK history
- the games sold 33% (or 43%) more units than 2010's Black and White on Nintendo DS
- the games sold 53% (or 64.6%) more units at launch than last year's Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee
- Pokemon Sun and Moon reign supreme as the biggest Nintendo launch in the UK ever
- compared to Sun and Moon, Sword and Shield's debut sales are 39% (or 34.5%) lower
- UK charts run from Sunday to Saturday, and Sun and Moon launched on a Wednesday, so they had two extra days of sales
- digital downloads are not included in this sales data
- Pokemon Sword & Shield had the third biggest launch for Nintendo in the UK, behind Wii Fit and Pokemon Sun and Moon