Dengeki Online published an update about Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ sales figures in Japan.
According to the publications’ figures, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold around 1,831,859 copies in Japan for its first week, which is a whopping 90% of its initial stock.
In other words, it’s selling much more than Nintendo did expect.
And these are only physical sales
Notably this only counts physical sales, and with the addition of digital these figures are likely to be much bigger.
The previous title Animal Crossing: New Leaf sold only 559,000 units in its first week, and a total of 4 million in its lifespan. The highly anticipated Pokémon Sword and Shield sold 1.5 million copies in its first week in Japan. So yeah there is a lot of Animal Crossing love to be found in Japan.
About Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Build a carefree new life
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons you won’t just arrive at a new village – you’ll be creating it. After embarking on the Nook Inc. Deserted Island Getaway Package, you’ll have to pick the perfect spot for your village. Choose from the Northern or Southern hemisphere, then select the layout of your island – the option you pick will affect the timing of the seasons.
Then you’re ready to start building a new home for yourself and the animal friends with you.
Get crafty and create your town
With more personalisation options than ever before – New Horizons really lets you create the perfect Animal Crossing town. Initially you’ll have nothing but a tent your trust NookPhone (complete with camera and map). But with a little elbow grease, you’ll soon be working towards a place to call home.
Collect recipes, gather materials and get crafting. You can make tools to improve daily life, or just spend time decorating your new home. And as the island improves, more new residents will arrive – each a potential new friend.
