# Pokémon Legends: Arceus launch

> Nintendo reported over 6.5 million copies sold in the game’s first week.

- Owner: The Pokémon Company and Nintendo
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2022-01-28
- Peak proxy date: 2022-01-28
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 39 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop

## Summary

Nintendo released Arceus on January 28, 2022. Players shared gameplay clips and discussed the game across social platforms, while Gamesight tracked a large Twitch audience and Nintendo reported over 6.5 million first-week sales.

## Timeline

- 2022-01-25 — Nintendo (YouTube) — Nintendo shared a trailer introducing the three starter Pokémon.
- 2022-01-26 — VGC (Press) — VGC reviewed the game ahead of release.
- 2022-01-28 — The Pokémon Company (Retail) — Pokémon Legends: Arceus became available on Nintendo Switch.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/pokemon-legends-arceus-launch-2022

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Pokémon Legends: Arceus launch.” Case HIS-02054. Spread Score v1.3: 39/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02054