Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become the second best-selling video game from Japan according to new sales data.
In just four months Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become the second best-selling game of Japan ea. In a recent report from Game Data Library New horizons was third under Pokemon Red / Blue / Green version and Pokemon Gold / Silver. However, this ranking is inaccurate as recently as the new outlets were released:
Add the extra sales, Animal Crossing: New Horizons broke the gap of 20,000 copies and went over Gold Silver to become the second best-selling game in Japan of all time.
During the first of two Animal Crossing: New Horizons Videos for summer update we were treated to a few new activities, including swimming and diving, plus a range of new DIY recipes before they are posted with a second update. The officials Animal Crossing Twitter account also shared what was in store as part of that second update, which fell on July 30th.
According to new Twitter data in the first half of 2020 New horizons was worldwide the most discussed game on Twitter, with Fate / Grand Order comes in second after he was the most discussed game in 2019. The previous free update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons was back in April and it brought a host of changes like new villagers to the island, added some fun seasonal events, and opened a new wing in the museum. Animal Crossing: New Horizons was recently featured in the Financial Times, an actual publication of real life, after some severe cuts in running time in Tom Nook’s game.
Nintendo recently released its financial results for Q1 of the fiscal year ending March 2021. And through those results, it is revealed that Animal Crossing: New Horizons now sells more than 22 million copies and is ranked second in the all-time best-selling Nintendo Switch software card.
In Japan only Animal Crossing on Switch previously sold more than 1.88 million copies by March 23rd. The title was released worldwide on March 20, which means it managed to sell 1.88 million physical copies in Japan in just three days. And overall, the game’s Nintendo Switch debut sold 11.77 million units between its March 20 and March 31 launch, placing it seventh among the console’s best-selling titles.
Check out our glowing review of the game here for a more in-depth distribution.
