This was the expected result coronavirus or no coronavirus.
Animal Crossing KartWill something ever top this?
the only two that may be able to achieve this are Splatoon 3 and Final Fantasy 7.
or ... a Mario Kart Ultimate ...
Japan isn't in lockdown.Expected or not, I imagine Coronavirus helped the sales a fair bit. People locked away with not much to do and not even gamers picked up Switch's and PS4's in a panic.
Expected or not, I imagine Coronavirus helped the sales a fair bit. People locked away with not much to do and not even gamers picked up Switch's and PS4's in a panic.
My bad, totally forgot the Japan bit.
I know 2 seperate families that suspiciously aquired a switch for every family member(4 and 5 respectively), just in time for ACs launch, almost like they just dont want to share an island.
my first time playing AC, and it's definitly my GOTY this year
This is a pretty good summary. Would the Covid-19 pandemic have also played a part in these sales at all? Something for people to play indoors?Animal Crossing has been a huge franchise in Japan since Wild World on DS. Wild World and New Leaf are among the top 10 best-selling games ever in Japan with over 5m units sold. New Leaf launch, further, was hampered by stock issues: it would have no issue in opening above 1m. Worldwide the franchise has been big (5-6m units for both Wild World and New Leaf) but not as in Japan even though it cultivated a pretty strong and dedicated fan following.
I think that many reasons played into this result:
- high quality game;
- game can played both on TV and on the go;
- great strategy in nurturing the fanbase over the years with spin-offs and merchandising;
- new mainline entry since New Leaf 7 years ago;
- Animal Crossing characters in Smash;
- Switch is a popular platform;
- mobile game is moderately popular;
- Friday was a public holiday.