Nintendo Shares Jump 7% After Pokémon Pokopia Surpasses 5 Million Sales

Nintendo shares rose 7% in Japan on Friday, August 14, after the company announced that Pokémon Pokopia had surpassed five million copies sold worldwide. The milestone was reached just over four months after the game launched exclusively on Nintendo Switch 2 on March 5, 2026. The result is particularly notable because Pokémon Pokopia is a spin-off rather than a mainline Pokémon release. The life-simulation game combines Pokémon with crafting and building mechanics, with players controlling a Ditto that transforms a…