Nintendo stock price soars due to unexpected success of new Pokémon game

LootboxPhobia · 2026-03-11T05:02:17+00:00

Nintendo's stock price rose 10% on Wednesday due to the new game "Pokémon Pokopia" selling rapidly within less than a week of its release, becoming a best-selling game. The game quickly sold out in the United States and the United Kingdom and received positive reviews. At the same time, the release of the trailer for the movie "Super Mario Galaxy" also boosted the stock price.

LootboxPhobia

2026-03-11 05:02:17

Abstract generation in progress

Investing.com - Nintendo’s stock price surged sharply on Wednesday, after its newly released life simulation game “Pokémon Pokopia” topped sales charts within less than a week of launch.

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (TYO:7974) stock soared 10% to 10,035 yen, making it one of the best-performing stocks in the Nikkei 225 index, which rose 2.7%.

Subscribe to InvestingPro for more breaking news on major Japanese stocks

Released on March 5, Pokopia became the best-selling game for the Switch 2 in the US and UK Nintendo digital stores.

Multiple media reports indicate that physical copies of the game sold out quickly in the US, and retailers like Walmart increased prices due to high demand.

As a spin-off of Nintendo’s popular Pokémon series, and differing significantly from the mainline gameplay involving battles and collection, expectations for the game’s sales had been relatively modest.

Since its release, Pokopia has received positive reviews, earning a score of 89 on the online review site Metacritic.

In addition to the game, Nintendo’s stock was also buoyed by optimism surrounding the upcoming release of “Super Mario Galaxy” movie, especially after the final trailer was released on Tuesday. The film is scheduled to premiere on April 1 and is a sequel to the highly successful “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” from 2023.

This article was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence. For more information, please see our Terms of Use.

View Original

This page may contain third-party content, which is provided for information purposes only (not representations/warranties) and should not be considered as an endorsement of its views by Gate, nor as financial or professional advice. See Disclaimer for details.