Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become Japan’s biggest Nintendo Switch launch ever.According to Famitsu (thanks, Eurogamer), Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold 1.88m physical copies in Japan, knocking Pokémon Sword and Shield off the top spot with its combined 1.36m sales. This means New Horizons has outsold all prior instalments of the franchise, and exceeded the combined sales of New Leaf, Wild World, and City Folk.As you might expect, this has also pushed up sales of Switch hardware, too. Incredibly, this week’s hardware sales exceed that of its launch week, selling 392,576 units.

It ably beat the previous game to hold the Switch's fastest-selling game record - Pokémon Sword and Shield, which managed a combined 1.36m sales over the same time period.New Horizons also marks a huge step up for the series in terms of its franchise sales. Its launch week numbers beat those of previous entries New Leaf, Wild World and City Folk combined.

The game’s launch also propelled Switch hardware sales to new heights, despite Nintendo’s prior warning that the coronavirus pandemic would affect hardware production and shipments. More than 392,000 consoles were sold in Japan last week, the highest seven-day total ever for the Switch, and one that means it’s now sold more than the Wii in Japan. (The Switch is still far behind the Wii in global sales, however — the latest official total was 52.48 million units sold worldwide as of the end of 2019, while the Wii reached 101.63 million in its lifetime.) If you want to Buy Animal Crossing New Horizons Bells, I think 5mmo.com is your best choice, after all, the site has been officially certified,so it's very safe.

There's no denying that the current global health crisis may be contributing in part to the New Horizons boom, with plenty of players having a lot more spare time on their hands. But, the community has been waiting for this game for quite some time - it was always going to do well. Now, as we all do our part to keep each other healthy, it's nice to pop in and visit our friend's islands once in a while, and with sales numbers like these, there are a lot of friends to be had. Just don't trample on my damn flowers.

Congratulations to Animal Crossing: New Horizons for setting such an amazing record in such a short time! Hopefully, the game will keep on busting records as people around the world connect with friends and family on their beautiful tropical islands!