08-10-2020, 05:36 PM
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Now Japan’s Second Best-Selling Game Ever
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<p>Since Nintendo released its latest financial results, we’ve been hearing <em>a lot</em> about <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/animal_crossing_new_horizons">Animal Crossing: New Horizons</a></strong> sales. It’s <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/animal_crossing_new_horizons_has_sold_over_22_million_copies">now sold over 22 million copies worldwide</a> which means it has sold <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/animal_crossing_new_horizons_has_sold_more_copies_than_the_entire_metroid_franchise">more copies than the entire Metroid franchise</a>.</p>
<p>If this wasn’t already enough proof of just how <em>big</em> Nintendo’s life sim series has become over the years, Game Data Library has crunched some numbers – revealing the most recent entry is now the second best-selling video game <em>ever</em> within Japan.</p>
<p>The only game ahead of it is the original <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/gameboy/pokemon_red_and_blue">Pokémon</a></strong> title on Game Boy, which has shifted a <em>whopping</em> 10,230,000 units (mind you, that’s the combined total of Red, Green and Blue). Technically this means Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best-selling single SKU in Japan – putting it ahead of the original <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nes/super_mario_bros">Super Mario Bros.</a></strong> game in four months.</p>
<p>Here’s the full list of the top 20 best-selling video games in Japan of all-time, courtesy of <a class="external" href="https://nintendoeverything.com/animal-crossing-new-horizons-now-the-second-best-selling-game-ever-in-japan-best-selling-single-sku/">Nintendo Everything</a>:</p>
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<p>1. Pokémon Red/Green/Blue (Game Boy) – 10,230,000<br />2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) – 7,500,000<br />3. Pokémon Gold/Silver (Game Boy Color) – 7,1710,000<br />4. Super Mario Bros. (Famicom) – 6,810,000<br />5. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) – 6,490,000<br />6. Pokémon Diamond/Pearl (DS) – 5,850,000<br />7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) – 5,800,000<br />8. Pokémon Black/White (DS) – 5,530,000<br />9. Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire (GBA) – 5,400,000<br />10. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) – 5,330,000<br />11. Brain Age 2 (DS) – 5,100,000<br />12. Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP) – 4,850,000<br />13. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) – 4,640,000<br />14. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) – 4,630,000<br />15. Pokémon X/Y (3DS) – 4,600,000<br />16. Pokémon Sword/Shield (Switch) – 4,520,000<br />17. Dragon Quest IX (DS) – 4,400,000<br />18. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP) – 4,250,000<br />19. Tetris (Game Boy) – 4,240,000<br />20. Super Mario Land (Game Boy) – 4,190,000</p>
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<p>The two other Switch titles featured on this list include <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_sword_and_shield">Pokémon Sword and Shield</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_smash_bros_ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></strong>. Game Data Library also mentions how Pokémon Red, Green and Blue will likely be overtaken by New Horizons in the future.</p>
<p>Are you impressed as we are by this Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales data? <em>Leave a comment down below.</em></p>
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<figure class="picture strip"><a title="Animal Crossing" href="https://images.nintendolife.com/970e9dc7b01c7/animal-crossing.original.jpg"><img src="https://images.nintendolife.com/970e9dc7b01c7/animal-crossing.900x.jpg" width="900" height="507" alt="Animal Crossing"></a></figure>
<p>Since Nintendo released its latest financial results, we’ve been hearing <em>a lot</em> about <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/animal_crossing_new_horizons">Animal Crossing: New Horizons</a></strong> sales. It’s <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/animal_crossing_new_horizons_has_sold_over_22_million_copies">now sold over 22 million copies worldwide</a> which means it has sold <a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/08/animal_crossing_new_horizons_has_sold_more_copies_than_the_entire_metroid_franchise">more copies than the entire Metroid franchise</a>.</p>
<p>If this wasn’t already enough proof of just how <em>big</em> Nintendo’s life sim series has become over the years, Game Data Library has crunched some numbers – revealing the most recent entry is now the second best-selling video game <em>ever</em> within Japan.</p>
<p>The only game ahead of it is the original <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/gameboy/pokemon_red_and_blue">Pokémon</a></strong> title on Game Boy, which has shifted a <em>whopping</em> 10,230,000 units (mind you, that’s the combined total of Red, Green and Blue). Technically this means Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best-selling single SKU in Japan – putting it ahead of the original <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nes/super_mario_bros">Super Mario Bros.</a></strong> game in four months.</p>
<p>Here’s the full list of the top 20 best-selling video games in Japan of all-time, courtesy of <a class="external" href="https://nintendoeverything.com/animal-crossing-new-horizons-now-the-second-best-selling-game-ever-in-japan-best-selling-single-sku/">Nintendo Everything</a>:</p>
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<p>1. Pokémon Red/Green/Blue (Game Boy) – 10,230,000<br />2. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch) – 7,500,000<br />3. Pokémon Gold/Silver (Game Boy Color) – 7,1710,000<br />4. Super Mario Bros. (Famicom) – 6,810,000<br />5. New Super Mario Bros. (DS) – 6,490,000<br />6. Pokémon Diamond/Pearl (DS) – 5,850,000<br />7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS) – 5,800,000<br />8. Pokémon Black/White (DS) – 5,530,000<br />9. Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire (GBA) – 5,400,000<br />10. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS) – 5,330,000<br />11. Brain Age 2 (DS) – 5,100,000<br />12. Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP) – 4,850,000<br />13. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch) – 4,640,000<br />14. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii) – 4,630,000<br />15. Pokémon X/Y (3DS) – 4,600,000<br />16. Pokémon Sword/Shield (Switch) – 4,520,000<br />17. Dragon Quest IX (DS) – 4,400,000<br />18. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP) – 4,250,000<br />19. Tetris (Game Boy) – 4,240,000<br />20. Super Mario Land (Game Boy) – 4,190,000</p>
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<p>The two other Switch titles featured on this list include <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/pokemon_sword_and_shield">Pokémon Sword and Shield</a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.nintendolife.com/games/nintendo-switch/super_smash_bros_ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></strong>. Game Data Library also mentions how Pokémon Red, Green and Blue will likely be overtaken by New Horizons in the future.</p>
<p>Are you impressed as we are by this Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales data? <em>Leave a comment down below.</em></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/08/...game-ever/