Pokemon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire Sell 3 Million In Opening Weekend

The recently released Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire together sold more than 3 million copies across Japan, the US, Australia and other territories during the weekend of its release November 21-23. 1.5 million copies were sold in Japan alone, with the other 1.5 million coming from the US and other territories. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have not yet been released in Europe. Sales of the handheld role-playing games are likely to grow further when they are released there November 21.