The new “Pokémon” extension life simulation “Pokémon”, “Pokémon”, which was launched on the Nintendo Switch 2 platform earlier this month, successfully received extremely glowing reviews from players and the media, and achieved sales of 2 million units in 4 days, becoming the fastest-selling “Pokémon” extension in history. So far, the success of this game has led to a rise in Nintendo’s stock price. Not only that, but even the Pokémon trading card market has seen a wave of “Magic Monster craze.”
According to “Bloomberg” reports, Nintendo’s stock price rose as much as 10.5% this week, setting the largest weekly increase since April 2025. At that time, when the Switch 2 console was first announced to the public, the overall market’s expectations for Nintendo were significantly high.
It is worth noting that Nintendo’s stock price has shown signs of continued decline in the past few months. The company’s stock price has been on a downward spiral since December last year, and fell sharply again last month. However, this situation has also happened to many game companies recently. The reasons behind it include investors’ doubts that AI technology may replace traditional game development, as well as the knock-on effects of the continued rise in memory costs.
So far, “Pokémon Pokopia” has not only successfully achieved sales of more than 2 million units worldwide, but even the physical version is out of stock around the world, even causing Amazon to increase the price of the game to $80. The rise in Nintendo’s stock price also reflects the confidence that the success of “Pokémon” has brought to investors. Game industry analysts quoted by Bloomberg also described the game as a “viral hit” and a “dark horse.”
In addition to the fame and fortune gained from the game itself, “Pokémon Pokopia” has also made the popularity of “Pokémon” rise rapidly. In this game, players take on the role of a wild monster that transforms into a human, and tries to build a home in a post-apocalyptic Pokémon world, helping other Pokémon solve various intractable diseases, and solving various mysteries in the game’s background step by step. With the rise in popularity of Cardcaptors, a chain reaction has also occurred in the “Pokémon” trading card market. According to information provided by the Wargamer website, within a week of the launch of “Pokémon Pokopia”, the prices of many Dicard-themed cards in the collection market have increased significantly.
According to data from TCG price tracking website Collectr, the reverse flash card in the “Delta” series, in which the Dior disguises itself as “Squirtle”, has seen the most significant increase. On March 7, two days after the game’s official release, the card was selling for an average of about $89, but it had jumped to over $245 in just four days. In the same series, Cards disguised as the first-generation Yusanjia Cards by Dirk have also attracted the attention of many collectors. Among them, cards disguised as “Charmander” are currently about 171 US dollars, and are still rising. As for cards disguised as “Bulbasaur”, the price has also reached about 130 US dollars, which means that if you want to collect the Cardcaptor version of Yusanjia cards at one time, you currently need to spend at least 546 US dollars.
In addition to these popular cards, the market prices of some other Variety cards have also increased. For example, the Dicard Cards in Japan’s “Vending Series 2” rose from US$63 to $108 in just four days, and the Dicard Reversal Cards in the “Boundaries Crossed” series increased by about 40% during the same period. The Dicard Cards in the “FireRed & LeafGreen” expansion pack have gained popularity due to the popularity of “Pokémon Pokopia” and the recent relaunch of the GBA version.
At present, the prices of these cards still show no signs of falling, and the discussion of “Pokémon Pokopia” continues to heat up. Since this “Pokémon” extension has a very large amount of content, and the development team may continue to release updates after this, this work may maintain a certain topic of discussion for a long time to come.
As the world view of the game is gradually explored in depth, some players are beginning to look forward to whether they will see elements of “Pokémon Pokopia” in the new Pokémon TCG card series in the future, such as humanoid monsters operated by players and new special types of Pokémon in the game.
Source: KOCPC Chinese