Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now the best-selling game in Japan: Anyone who’s paid an eye on the gaming scene in the past couple of years will know the fact that Animal Crossing: New Horizons has a massive success.
It’s now reached the most significant milestone of all time. Topping all other games released so to date.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons likely will have a success regardless since many people had a Nintendo Switch at release. And a lot of players are long-time avid fans of the entire series.
But, due to the game’s release in the early days of the COVID-19 virus. The game was an escape for those confined to their homes. And began to destroy sales records due to it.
Today, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has broken one of the most extensive sales records. That could make to become the top-selling game ever made in Japan.
New Horizons was able to surpass 10 million copies sold exclusively in Japan, which is more than the previous record-holder Super Mario Bros.
It has sold 6.81 million units during its life. It’s undoubtedly an impressive feat, particularly given that the next highest-selling game came from the first three Pokemon game titles.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now the best-selling game in Japan
In all, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has moved over 37 million units across the globe and is just behind Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the top overall-selling Switch game.
It’s no surprise that the Nintendo Switch was already considered successful before the pandemic outbreak. However, some may not have thought of Nintendo’s future looking this bright. When it struggled with its Wii U’s performance in sales.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons gives players many things to do with the latest launch of Happy Home Paradise DLC will likely increase the overall number of sales.
Although the restrictions around COVID-19 lifted. Many players are still imagining their idyllic island. As a safe place to go to amid stressful times of this incredibly stressful moment.
The Nintendo Switch has entered its stage of maturity. It’s to see which direction of this company and the consoles it comes with. The coming Nintendo console will have an updated version of Animal Crossing on the horizon, but it’s a long time away.
The development team that developed Animal Crossing: New Horizons is currently working on creating the creation of Splatoon 3.0, which is scheduled to launch in 2022.
While it’s certainly intense and more competitive compared to Animal Crossing: New Horizons and its bright and bright style could see it smash sales records on its own.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available for download now on Nintendo Switch.
