>>37495576>nips are saying it in this forum>My source is random Internet commentsLet's Go sold almost two million in Japan between mid-November and December 31, 2018. US/UM was Japan's best-selling game of 2017, and I wouldn't be surprised if Generation VIII is Japan's best-selling game this year.
If you want a "dead franchise," look no further than YW4's sales this year. I bet it opens in Japan with fewer than Let's Go, despite more Switch owners in the country. Hell, Let's Go had a bigger first week opening in Japan than YW3 did in the country, and that was on the 3DS, and back when YW as a whole was still somewhat alive (2016).