Animal Crossing: New Horizons sets first-year sales record in Europe for all Nintendo games

A game Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Switch set a record as the fastest selling release Nintendo in Europe throughout the history of the company. In a year since release, total sales of the Switch exclusive across the region exceeded 7 million copies

“We are sincerely grateful that Animal Crossing: New Horizons is so loved by European players,” said Stefan Bole, President of Nintendo of Europe. “The franchise has a long history of popularity in Europe and continues to grow thanks to fan interest in this unique series.”

New Horizon launched last March and as of December 31 has sold over 31.18 million copies… That’s even more than the Switch sold in all of 2023. Global console sales last year were 26.3 million units

According to research firm GfK, at the end of last year, New Horizons became the second largest retail game in Europe, behind only FIFA 21To date, the project is also the second best-selling Nintendo Switch game overall, just slightly behind Mario kart 8 deluxe with her 33.41 million copies… how noted Niko Partners analyst Daniel Ahmad, New Horizons’ impressive sales show that up to 39% of all Nintendo Switch owners bought the last part of Animal Crossing.

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