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Pokémon Sales Hit Milestone

Nintendo officials have announced that sales of Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (essentially Pokémon 3) have passed the 5 million mark in Japan alone.

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David Jenkins, Blogger

November 3, 2003

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Nintendo officials have announced that sales of Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (essentially Pokémon 3) have passed the 5 million mark in Japan alone. The games have also sold several million copies in the West, proving that although there may have been a drop in sales for related merchandise from the series, the core video game brand is still going strong.

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David Jenkins ([email protected]) is a freelance writer and journalist working in the UK. As well as being a regular news contributor to Gamasutra.com, he also writes for newsstand magazines Cube, Games TM and Edge, in addition to working for companies including BBC Worldwide, Disney, Amazon and Telewest.

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