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Shaunodon on 21 June 2020
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CGI-Quality said:
Shaunodon said:

Sorry, how exactly is putting "beating Animal Crossing" in the title, any more relevant than mentioning AC will still outsell TLoUII with a $60 pricetag for several years?

This thread is in Sony Discussion and Animal Crossing is not a Sony game. If it's the biggest launch in UK then there's no need to mention any other game, as it's already a given they'd be lower. So what's the merit of mentioning it in the title?

We're not discussing his input any further. 

As for the title, it was in the tweet (and highlighted in the OP from the original source). It's comparing the previously highest selling title under the circumstances. Yes it is relevant. If moving the thread to Gaming Discussion helps, I can do that.

Edit: We also mention it in an article on the site (as it is mentioned virtually everywhere that's discussing it).

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/444127/the-last-of-us-part-ii-has-the-biggest-uk-launch-of-2020-outsells-animal-crossing-new-horizons-by-40/

It is a big deal and takes nothing away from what Animal Crossing achieved.

The article you linked says "Outsells Animal Crossing: New Horizons by 40% - Sales". That's relevant info because it gives us an actual basis for overall sales, rather than just mentioning "beat Animal Crossing".

The tweet from OP also mentioned "bigger than the Uncharted 4 launch in boxed sales alone", "and comfortably bigger than its predecessor", but neither of those were necessary for the thread title.

I still don't see it. Just seems arbitrary at best.