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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Had A Bigger Launch Than Mario And Zelda In The US

The NPD group has published the latest video game sales information for the US market in March 2020.

First, NPD confirmed that Animal Crossing: New Horizons was not only the bestselling game of March 2020, but it was also the bestselling Animal Crossing game at launch. In addition, Animal Crossing: New Horizons had the third best launch for a Nintendo platform title – it was only beaten by Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Adding on to the achievements, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has already become the second bestselling game of 2020 in the US, only beaten by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. It has also done better than past Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda titles at launch.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.

Iggy

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