New Horizons broke other sales records

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SUMMARY

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold more than 8 million physical copies in Japan, breaking sales.

  • The game does not have a specific goal, allowing players to participate in various activities at their own pace.

  • Despite its release in 2020, the game is still popular, contributing to more than 30 million sales worldwide.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons opened another sales achievement, with more than eight million physical units sold in the Japanese market so far. Released in 2020, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the latest major game in Nintendo's long-running series that was first established in 2001.

Like a simulation game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons allowing players to live their virtual lives in a human-free environment,​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ The game offers a variety of activities, such as planting and fishing, that players can do at their own will and on their own time. Within a year of its launch, New Horizons it has surpassed the 30 million mark in terms of sales, breaking the European sales record for Nintendo at the time. Since then, the title developed by Nintendo EPD seems to have continued to sell well, with reports of its physical release receiving significant distinction of late.

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According to Famitsu, Animal Crossing: New Horizons It moved over 15,536 physical copies in Japan during the week between December 16th and December 22nd. This made it the highest-rated Switch game to surpass eight million physical sales in the country, bringing total sales to 8,008,343. Confirmed by these figures, New Horizons also removed Pokemon: Red/Green will be Japan's best-selling physical game of all time, according to multiple sources. The previous record, held by the Game Boy title in 1996, reportedly reached 7.93 million physical units sold.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Crosses Milestone, showing players' interest in the game

The final stage of the sale was completed by Animal Crossing: New Horizons is clearly a sign of enduring demand among players, even nearly five years after its launch. It is worth recalling that Nintendo announced the best-selling Switch game in November, which New Horizons number two with combined sales of 46 million. Combining this report with the new numbers highlights that around 16% of the total number of copies of the game sold is from physical sales.

NA Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Recently released on mobile, many fans are still waiting for the sequel New Horizons. However, given that the Switch's successor is expected to be announced soon, it looks like it will be next Animal Crossing it probably won't hit the shelves until Nintendo's next console comes out. Not only does it make sense for Japanese developers to avoid releasing major titles near the end of the current console generation, new Animal Crossing Games targeting the Switch's successor will increase demand for the upcoming console.

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