wraggster
April 7th, 2020, 21:18
Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold more than 2.6 million physical copies in its first 10 days on sale, according to Famitsu sales data (https://www.famitsu.com/news/202004/07196168.html).
The sales total covers February 24 through March 29, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons didn't launch until March 20.
Famitsu previously reported (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-25-animal-crossing-new-horizons-breaks-switch-sales-records-in-japan) that New Horizons had sold 1.88 million copies in Japan in its first three days on sale.
The next best-selling game in the monthly chart was another Switch title, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX, which sold more than 218,000 copies for the month. Nioh 2 on the PlayStation 4 was the only other game with a six-digit sales figure, topping 129,000 copies sold.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-07-animal-crossing-new-horizons-sales-top-2-6m-in-japan
The sales total covers February 24 through March 29, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons didn't launch until March 20.
Famitsu previously reported (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-25-animal-crossing-new-horizons-breaks-switch-sales-records-in-japan) that New Horizons had sold 1.88 million copies in Japan in its first three days on sale.
The next best-selling game in the monthly chart was another Switch title, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX, which sold more than 218,000 copies for the month. Nioh 2 on the PlayStation 4 was the only other game with a six-digit sales figure, topping 129,000 copies sold.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-07-animal-crossing-new-horizons-sales-top-2-6m-in-japan