New Twitch stats have been released, and they show that Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl fared better than other recent Pokémon games. According to Twitch data, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl have been more popular than other recent generations or remakes of the Pokémon series. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl have received a fair amount of attention on Twitch as fans eagerly await the release of the next game in the series, which is expected to arrive in early 2015.
Despite the fact that Generation 4 of Pokémon is over 15 years old, many fans have been clamouring for a reboot of the games for some time now. As the 25th anniversary year draws to a close, those remakes have finally arrived, and they mark the end of the festivities. Nuzlocke runs, and shiny hunts are popular on Twitch as well, with many streamers documenting their exploits. It’s not uncommon for people to flock to streaming services to watch their favourite content creators play the latest Pokémon game, as evidenced by the enormously famous “Twitch Plays Pokémon” experiment from a few years back (now the subject of a documentary). This generation’s remakes appear to be making more of a splash than previous ones.
Data from Twitch viewing shows that these new remakes have done better than most previous releases in the first week of their release, according to Gamesight’s analysis. For the duration of their first week on Twitch, Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl surpassed Sword and Shield’s viewership by over a million hours of material viewed. Compared to spinoffs like Pokémon Unite, the remakes fared better. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, two games that can be completed in less than an hour, have captivated audiences more than other games in the series have been able to do.
The figures for Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl reveal that they are far superior to other Pokémon games. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl finished second and Sword and Shield first in the category of “Top Game on Twitch,” respectively. Since nostalgia for the first generation of Pokémon runs strong, it’s interesting that these new remakes outperformed Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee in 2018. It’s evident that viewers appreciate new content, but it seems that some of the more recent games are also popular with viewers. The Sinnoh region’s excellent NPCs, such as Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, may have helped.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the upcoming new Pokémon adventure, will be released in only a few months. Pokémon material will be coming to Twitch viewers in the near future, so they can look forward to that while continuing to show their support for Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. In its 25-year lifetime, the Pokémon series has maintained its place as one of the most popular franchises ever produced.
