
OSAKA -- Nintendo said Monday that Splatoon 3 has been the company's strongest-ever Switch game launch in Japan, easily topping the initial sales of previous record holder Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Splatoon 3 sold 3.45 million units here over three days following its release Friday. Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold 2.68 million units in the days after its launch in 2020.