New Horizons is Nintendo’s most successful Japanese release since 2006 New Super Mario Bros.

Obviously only five games in total have reached this mark.

So we know that Animal Crossing: New horizons is doing very well for Nintendo. How well? Try over 26 million units since September 30, 2020. It’s about to eclipse one day Mario Kart 8 Deluxethe 28.99 million mark if that continues; as New Horizons was released almost three years after Luxury.

But it is also very important in Japan. The Switch is crushing it there (as are mobile devices, as Japan still heavily favors handheld games), but New Horizons is also. According to information from analyst Game Data Library, now that New Horizons reached the six million mark sold in the region, it is now one of only five titles already do this; and the first to achieve this goal since New Super Mario Bros. was released on the original DS in 2006.

As Game Data Library points out, it is probably the best-selling game in Japanese history. It only took seven months to reach this figure, while Pokémon Gold / Silver achieved this honor in 13 months, followed by Pokemon Red / Green / Blue (26 months), New Super Mario Bros (four and a half years), and Super Mario Bros. (Game Data Library projects around four years old).

It’s a big win for Nintendo, and it’s essentially the perfect time. While it’s safe to say that the developers haven’t kept the ball rolling with substantial content (or the timely quality of life updates that many simulation titles already use), it has already made its money. !

Game data library [Twitter]