The phenomenon that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons may never be fully realized again. By August of last year, Animal Crossing: New Horizons had sold 22 million copies. The game just keeps on going, as the most recent UK sales show that it again has topped the sales charts.
Last week Hitman 3 took the top stop in UK’s weekly sales chart, but the game has already tumbled out of the top 10. But Animal Crossing: New Horizons has climbed right back up. The success of the game in the region makes sense, as the Switch outsold all other major consoles combined in the UK in 2020.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the top-selling game in the UK for the week ending January 30th, just as Animal Crossing: New Horizons was the best selling game in the UK the last week of 2020 as well. Amazingly, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe–a game originally sold on the Wii U–is the second best-selling game.
The fact that Mario’s racing title still tops charts is perhaps good news for the soon to be released and updated Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. The game draws comparisons to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in some ways, in that they are both Wii U titles that have been brought back to the Switch with enhancements.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War comes in at number three on the list, which shouldn’t be surprising. The Call of Duty games always seem to sell well. Grand Theft Auto 5 coming in at number 4, a game originally released in 2013, is still doing extremely well after all of these years.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales rounds out the top 5, although the list does not specify whether the game is the PS4 version, the PS5 version, or both. The next four games on the list are all Nintendo Switch titles. Minecraft (Switch), Ring Fit Adventure, Just Dance 2021, and the very well-received Super Mario 3D All-Stars, which will soon be taken off shelves. FIFA 21 just makes it on the list at number 10.
Six Nintendo Switch games make the list in total, and Animal Crossing: New Horizon‘s dominance continues to be eye-opening. Many attributed the success of the game to the quarantining that came with COVID-19, but the game continues to top the charts. It could very soon become the best selling Switch game ever. It has already surpassed the likes of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and Super Mario Odyssey.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is out now, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
Source: Gameindustry.Biz
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