Animal Crossing New Horizons has sold over 10 million copies in Japan, becoming the best selling video game of all time in the country. Shattering the previous record held by the original Super Mario Bros, which had a lifetime sales number of 6.81 million.
Animal Crossing New Horizon was released on March 20, 2020, selling 13 Million copies during the first six weeks it was in stores, making it the fastest selling switch game of all time.
Animal Crossing New Horizons provided many Nintendo Switch owners some much-needed social interaction by releasing the game during a time when many countries issued lock down mandates due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Many players celebrated birthdays and other holidays with one another on their islands. I, personally, spent far too much time having fishing tournaments with friends.
Globally, Animal Crossing New Horizons is just shy of clearing 38 million. Which has it as the second most sold Nintendo Switch game. It’s 5 million short of over taking Mario Kart 8 deluxe. Both titles are still on the top sellers list each month, and with the Nintendo Switch reportedly only halfway through its life cycle, they don’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon.