Animal Crossing: New Horizons sells 1.88 million retail copies in just three days in Japan

Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold 1,880,626 retail copies in its first three days of release in Japan, according to Famitsu. This number includes physical game copies, download cards, and the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Switch bundle, but does not include digital sales via the Nintendo eShop. Laudably, New Horizons has now surpassed Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield‘s 1.36 million units as the best selling opening week for a Switch title in Japan.