Nintendo's Splatoon 3 hits Japan sales record, beats Animal Crossing

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Splatoon 3 sold more units in its early days than any other Nintendo title for the Switch. © Nintendo

KENTO HIRASHIMA, Nikkei staff writer

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.

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