The latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales are just astonishing Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons sales are just astonishing As Nintendo Switch soars past 60m sold. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 6 Aug 2020 66 comments Animal Crossing has now sold a staggering 22.4m units in less than four months. It's an eye-opening number - nearly double the lifetime sales of the last game in the series - in a stunning set of financial results for Nintendo. 61.4m Nintendo Switch consoles have now been sold, with a further 5.68m shifted during this financial year's first quarter (April until June) - a 166 per cent increase year-on-year. More than 50m Switch games were sold over the same period, a 123 per cent incease on last year. Revenue from digital software and Nintendo Switch Online soared - up 230 per cent year-on-year. Animal Crossing: New Horizon added 10m copies during the quarter. Its sales total of 22.4m means more than a third of all Switch owners now have a copy. Despite only launching this year, Animal Crossing has now eclipsed lifetime sales of other evergreen Switch games like Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Odyssey and Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Only Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (at 26.7m) has sold more. Pokémon Sword and Shield's cumulative total now stands at 18.2m copies - making them the third-most successful Pokémon release ever. New releases Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition, Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics both sold 1m copies each. Ring Fit Adventure, meanwhile, has now sold 4m copies since its launch last year - a resurgance which shows no signs of slowing despite the product being in short supply. Nintendo Switch production has now "almost recovered" after the effects of coronavirus, Nintendo cautioned, but stock is still low in some regions as it filters back into the supply chain. The rest of 2020 will see Nintendo launch Pikmin 3 Deluxe in October as well as other, unannounced games. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store