Mario Kart 8 Deluxe remains king of the hill at over 24 million sold. It's now the sixth best-selling Switch game of all time, behind Pokemon Sword and Shield's 17 million. Not only has New Horizon outperformed those games several times over, its 13 million in sales is already greater than the lifetime performance of both Wide World and New Leaf.
ANIMAL CROSSING NEW LEAF SALES SERIES
You can browse all the Animal Crossing series amiibo cards and amiibo figures, or use the filter to find specific characters. Take this short tour to see what you can do here. It's a calming life sim that has you fishing, catching bugs, digging for fossils, selling wares and making the island just the way you want it. Welcome to the Animal Crossing amiibo catalog. New Horizons brings you to a deserted island, where you'll work with entrepreneurial racoon Tom Nook to transform it into a paradise. Despite how great Animal Crossing: New Horizons is, and all of the sales records it shattered, Animal Crossing: New Leaf is still the highpoint of the series in many ways.In addition to being a fantastic Animal Crossing game in all of the areas that previous entries were, New Leaf took some vital first steps for the series as well. Animal Crossing: New Leaf was released in June 2013. Both the 2005 DS title Wide World and the 3DS' New Leaf games sold around 2 million units in their first six weeks. 3DS game Animal Crossing: New Leaf has now sold 6.35 million units globally, Nintendo announced today as part of its latest earnings report.
It may sound presumptuous to chalk up New Horizon's success to global social distancing measures, but Nintendo itself noted that the game drastically outperformed previous titles. The Switch itself sold 21 million units over the past financial year, bringing its total to 55 million.Īnimal Crossing: New Horizons vs. New Horizons had sold over 11 million units by the end of March, the company noted. The seventh game in the Animal Crossing series, the game maintains much of the same gameplay from the previous games.
The result? A lot of bells for Nintendo.Īnimal Crossing: New Horizons has sold 13.41 million copies in the past 6 weeks, Nintendo revealed Thursday in a quarterly earnings report. Animal Crossing: New Leaf () is a life simulation video game released in 2012/2013 for the Nintendo 3DS. Nintendo launched Animal Crossing: New Horizons, a flagship title for its Switch console, on March 20, just as billions of people around the world were encouraged to stay home as much as possible.
ANIMAL CROSSING NEW LEAF SALES UPDATE
This free update adds in support for all Animal Crossing series amiibo figures and cards. Companies like Zoom and Amazon have enjoyed booming business amid the coronavirus lockdowns, but they're not the only ones. The Animal Crossing: New Leaf game has a new lease on life thanks to the addition of amiibo compatibility.