Since Nintendo published its latest financial results, we’ve heard a lot about Animal Crossing: New Horizons sale. It has now sold more than 22 million copies worldwide, which means it has sold more copies than the entire Metroid franchise.
If this was not already sufficient evidence of how great Nintendo’s life sim series has become over the years, Game Data Library has cracked some numbers – revealing the latest entry is now the second best-selling video game ea within Japan.
The only game for it is the original Pokémon title on Game Boy, which has shifted a at all 10,230,000 units (remember, this is the combined total of red, green, and blue). Technically, this means Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best-selling single SKU in Japan – put it ahead of the original Super Mario Bros. game in four months.
Here’s the full list of the top 20 best selling video games in Japan of all time, thanks to Nintendo Everything:
1. Pokémon Red / Green / Blue (Game Boy) – 10,230,000
2. Crossing animals: new horizon (change) – 7,500,000
3. Pokémon Gold / Silver (Game Boy Color) – 7,110,000
4. Super Mario Bros. (Famicom) – 6,810,000
5. Not Super Mario Bros. (DS) – 6,490,000
6. Pokémon Diamond / Pearl (DS) – 5,850,000
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) – 5,800,000
8. Pokémon Black / White (DS) – 5,530,000
9. Ruby / Sapphire Pokemon (GBA) – 5,400,000
10. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) – 5,330,000
11. Brain Age 2 (DS) – 5,100,000
12. Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP) – 4,850,000
13. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) – 4,640,000
14. Not Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) – 4,630,000
15. Pokémon X / Y (3DS) – 4,600,000
16. Pokémon Sword / Shield (Switch) – 4,520,000
17. Dragon Quest IX (DS) – 4,400,000
18. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP) – 4,250,000
19. Tetris (Game Boy) – 4,240,000
20. Super Mario Land (Game Boy) – 4,190,000
The other two Switch titles featured on this list include Pokémon Sword and Shield en Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Game Data Library also mentions how Pokémon Red, Green and Blue are likely to be taken over by New Horizons in the future.
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