Splatoon 3 becomes Japan’s fastest-selling game of all time
Posted on September 12, 2022 by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch
Splatoon 3 has taken the crown as Japan’s fastest-selling game of all time.
That news follows Nintendo’s announcement earlier today that the title has sold 3.45 million copies in the region in just three days. The company said this is the highest domestic sales level for any Switch game within that time period, but we now know that applies to all platforms as well.
Splatoon 3 outperformed Animal Crossing: New Horizons by over 700,000 copies. The series has also come a long way since the first Splatoon, which sold 150,000 units in its first week before going on to sell a total of 1.8 million units on Wii U.
Here’s the rankings of biggest gaming sales launches in Japan:
1. [NSW] Splatoon 3 – 3,450,000
2. [NSW] Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 2,680,000
3. [NSW] Pokemon Black / White – 2,637,285
4. [PS1] Final Fantasy VIII – 2,5404,044
5. [NDS] Dragon Quest IX – 2,343,440
6. [PS2] Dragon Quest VIII – 2,236,881
7. [PSP] Monster Hunter Freedom 3 – 2,146,467
8. [3DS] Pokemon X / Y – 2,096,050
9. [PS1] Final Fantasy VII – 2,034,879
10. [NSW] Pokemon Sword / Shield – 2,000,000
10. [NSW] Pokemon Legends: Arceus – 2,000,000
10. [PS4] Monster Hunter: World – 2,000,000
10. [NSW] Monster Hunter Rise – 2,000,000
14. [PS1] Final Fantasy IX – 1,954,421
15. [3DS] Pokemon Sun / Moon – 1,905,107
16. [3DS] Monster Hunter 4 – 1,875,115
17. [PS1] Dragon Quest VII – 1,862,065
18. [PS2] Final Fantasy XII – 1,840,397
19. [PS2] Final Fantasy X – 1,749,737
20. [NSW] Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl – 1,700,000
