It looks like Splatoon 3 has already made a massive splash in its home country!

Nintendo Co Ltd. has shared today that the game has surpassed 3.45 million units sold within Japan, in just its first three days after release. This figure takes into account both physical and digital sales, and is the highest domestic sales level for any Nintendo Switch software within the first three days.

Here is the press release excerpt from Nintendo below:

Domestic sales of Splatoon 3 for Nintendo Switch surpass 3.45 million in first three days

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (HQ: Kyoto, Minami-ku, Japan; Representative Director and President: Shuntaro Furukawa) announced that domestic sales of the Splatoon 3 game for the Nintendo Switch system have surpassed 3.45 million units^* in the first three days since its launch on September 9, 2022. This is the highest domestic sales level for any Nintendo Switch software within the first three days.

* According to Nintendo. This includes both packaged and downloadable versions.

Splatoon 3 is now available on Nintendo Switch. We’ll report back as we hear more in the future. Stay tuned!