Since Nintendo released its most current financial outcomes, weve been hearing a lot about Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales. Its now offered over 22 million copies around the world which means it has sold more copies than the whole Metroid franchise.
If this wasnt already sufficient evidence of simply how huge Nintendos life sim series has ended up being for many years, Game Data Library has crunched some numbers – revealing the most recent entry is now the 2nd best-selling computer game ever within Japan.
The only game ahead of it is the initial Pokémon title on Game Boy, which has moved a tremendous 10,230,000 units (mind you, thats the combined overall of Red, Green and Blue). Technically this suggests Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best-selling single SKU in Japan – putting it ahead of the initial Super Mario Bros. video game in 4 months.
Heres the full list of the leading 20 very popular video games in Japan of all-time, thanks to Nintendo Everything:
1. Pokémon Red/Green/Blue (Game Boy)– 10,230,0002. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)– 7,500,0003. Pokémon Gold/Silver (Game Boy Color)– 7,1710,0004. Super Mario Bros. (Famicom)– 6,810,0005. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)– 6,490,0006. Pokémon Diamond/Pearl (DS)– 5,850,0007. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)– 5,800,0008. Pokémon Black/White (DS)– 5,530,0009. Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire (GBA)– 5,400,00010. Animal Crossing: Wild World (DS)– 5,330,00011. Brain Age 2 (DS)– 5,100,00012. Monster Hunter Freedom 3 (PSP)– 4,850,00013. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)– 4,640,00014. New Super Mario Bros. Wii( Wii )– 4,630,00015. Pokémon X/Y (3DS)– 4,600,00016. Pokémon Sword/Shield (Switch)– 4,520,00017. Dragon Quest IX (DS)– 4,400,00018. Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP)– 4,250,00019. Tetris (Game Boy)– 4,240,00020. Super Mario Land (Game Boy)– 4,190,000
The two other Switch titles included on this list consist of Pokémon Sword and Shield and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Game Data Library likewise points out how Pokémon Red, Green and Blue will likely be overtaken by New Horizons in the future.
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Pokémon Red/Green/Blue (Game Boy)– 10,230,0002. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)– 7,500,0003. Pokémon Gold/Silver (Game Boy Color)– 7,1710,0004. Super Mario Land (Game Boy)– 4,190,000
Game Data Library also mentions how Pokémon Red, Green and Blue will likely be surpassed by New Horizons in the future.
