New Horizons breaks another sales record

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Summary

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold over 8 million physical copies in Japan, breaking sales records.

  • The game lacks defined objectives and offers players the freedom to pursue various activities at their own pace.

  • Despite its release in 2020, the game remains popular, contributing to its worldwide sales of over 30 million.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons unlocked another sales success with more than eight million physical units sold in the Japanese market to date. Released in 2020, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the latest flagship game in Nintendo's long-running series that was first established in 2001.

Being a simulation game, Animal Crossing: New Horizons it allows players to live out their virtual lives in a place inhabited by non-human characters, without any defined goals to get rid of. The game offers various activities such as planting plants and fishing that players can do at their own will and in their own time. Within one year of market launch New Horizons it had already passed the 30 million mark in terms of sales, while simultaneously breaking the European sales record for Nintendo at the time. Since then, the Nintendo EPD-developed title has apparently continued to sell well, with news of its physical release reaching an important distinction recently.

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According to Famitsu, Animal Crossing: New Horizons Over 15,536 physical copies were moved in Japan during the week between December 16th and December 22nd. This allowed the highly rated Switch game to surpass eight million physical sales in the country and reach an exact total of 8,008,343 copies sold. Bolstered by these numbers, New Horizons also dethroned Pokemon: Red/Green as the best-selling physical game ever in Japan according to multiple sources. The previous record, held by the 1996 Game Boy title, was said to be 7.93 million physical units sold.

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

Last sales milestone reached Animal Crossing: New Horizons is understandably a sign of its enduring appeal among gamers, even nearly five years after its launch. It's worth recalling that Nintendo revealed its best-selling Switch games in November, where New Horizons ranked second with over 46 million in combined sales. Combining this report with the new numbers shows that around 16% of the total number of copies of the game sold comes from physical sales.

Although Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp was recently released for mobile, many fans are still waiting for a sequel to the main line New Horizons. However, with the Switch's successor expected to be announced soon, it seems likely that the next Animal Crossing may not hit the shelves until the next Nintendo console comes out. Not only would it make sense for the Japanese developer to avoid releasing a major title so close to the end of its current console generation, the new Animal Crossing a game aimed at the Switch's successor would also boost demand for the upcoming console.

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