Junichi Masuda, director of the upcoming Nintendo 3DS games Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, recently posted on his Twitter account that pre-order numbers for his team’s games have exceeded one million; it is unknown whether or not this figure is accounting for worldwide preorders or Japanese preorders only. This tweet was posted in the aftermath of the news regarding the death of Hiroshi Yamauchi, former president of Nintendo.

I just found out about the news regarding the death of former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi. He created the Famicom, and the game business in Japan, and made it into a recognized part of the game industry around the world. And he also loved Pokémon. Mr. Yamauchi, today we surpassed one million pre-orders for XY… I pray from the bottom of my heart for your happiness in the next world. — Junichi Masuda [translated]

Pokémon X and Y are to be released worldwide on October 12th. Have you pre-ordered your copy yet?

Source: Siliconera

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