Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the fastest-selling Nintendo Switch game in Japan

According to reports, Nintendo‘s new Animal Crossing: New Horizons may become one of the best-selling video games of all time in Japan. Famitsu reports that the new title has managed to sell 1.88 million copies in its first three days, a bigger sales figure than any Nintendo Switch or Animal Crossing game to date.

The release of the title has also bolstered the number of Nintendo Switch sales. Despite Nintendo’s warning that coronavirus would affect production and shipments, more than 392,000 consoles were sold in Japan last week. This is the highest seven-day total for the portable console ever, officially outselling the Nintendo Wii in Japan in the process.

The release of Nintendo’s Animal Crossing special edition Switch, alongside the new coral pink Switch Lite, helped raise sales as both made up almost 70% of all Switch units sold last week, according to Famitsu’s track data.

The new Animal Crossing: New Horizons title is a social simulation game that sees you moving to a desert island to hang out with animal NPCs and your friends who also have the game. It’s also one of our most recommended titles for the best community video game to play right now.

Sales of Nintendo's hardware also continued to go well, with the COVID-19 pandemic encouraging more and more people around the world to purchase consoles for gaming at home. The Nintendo Switch has experienced shortages around the world as retailer after retailer sells out of available units. Finally, to enjoy all the features in the game, players can Buy Animal Crossing New Horizons Items from 5mmo.com at a reasonable price.