Animal Crossing spurs the Switch to it's best ever week in Japan, sells 1.88m physical in 3 days

[RingoGaSuki]

Animal Crossing New Horizons numbers have just dropped on Famitsu!

First week physical (March 20-22) sales of 1,880,626. A new record for the series, and by far the best Switch debut.

[NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 1.880.626 / NEW
[NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield # (Pokemon Co.) {2019.11.15} (¥5.980) - 1.364.544 / NEW
[NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} (¥7.200) - 1.238.358 / NEW

[NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo) {2020.03.20} (¥5.980) - 1.880.626 / NEW
[3DS] Animal Crossing: New Leaf # (Nintendo) {2012.11.08} (¥4.800) - 721.786 / NEW
[3DS] Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer # (Nintendo) {2015.07.30} (¥4.320) - 516.381 / NEW
[NDS] Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo) {2005.11.23} (¥4.800) - 335.425 / NEW
[WII] Animal Crossing: City Folk # (Nintendo) {2008.11.20} (¥5.800) - 303.204 / NEW

Switch sales for the week were 392,576, a new weekly record (including launch and holidays!). With this week, it has topped the Wii's lifetime Japanese sales.

Tom Nook is too powerful. .
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With digital included (most recent Switch titles have been about 35% digital - I'd argue AC would be even higher), we are looking at first week sales of over 3m. The biggest launch ever in Japan across all consoles..
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The previous record holders were Pokemon Black/White at 2.6m and Final Fantasy VIII at 2.5m..
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Animal Crossing is a fucking monster for sales.

Last edited by RingoGaSuki - on 25 March 2020