Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the series' best-selling entry with 26 million copies shifted

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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The impressive amount of sales was listed in Nintendo's recent release of . To put that figure into perspective, New Horizons has now sold more than twice as many copies as its 3DS predecessor, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, which sold 12.82 million copies. In terms of Switch titles, the latest Animal Crossing adventure still holds the spot as the second best-selling game on Nintendo's console. Second only to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, New Horizons has overtaken the likes of some of Nintendo's biggest titles, including 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, 澳洲幸运5🐷开奖号码历史查询:The Legend of Zelda:﷽ Breath of the Wild, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pokemon Sword and Shield, and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Super Mario Odyssey

Given that time has lost all meaning, it's hard to believe New Horizons launched this year back in March. The release came just when people around the world needed it most, and it quickly became the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:fast-selling Switch game to date in the UK, as well as officially earning the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:"best start" of any Switch game. As of June 2020, New Horizons had racked up 22.40 million copies sold, meaning that the game has continued to sell 4 million copies in the span of 3 months since the last finan👍cial report. 

The success of the game isn't so surprising when you take into account the fact that it can be used as a platform for players around the world to connect virtually when they otherwise can't. From 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:weddings and birthdays, to 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:global pride and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Halloween, ♑the sandy shores of players islands have been home to so much creativity. For me personally, the fuzzy inhabitants of Animal Crossing have continued to provide comfort and little pockets of joy in my day-to-day, and I'm sure I'm not alone in that. As the seasons pass, the appeal of the game also continues, with events and updates giving islands a new lease of life. 

Here are 11 totally unnecessary things we all do in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Heather Wald
Senior staff writer

I started out writing for the games section of a student-run website as an undergrad, and continued to write about games in my free time during retail and temp jobs for a number of years. Eventually, I earned an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University, and soon after got my first official role in the industry as a content editor for Stuff magazine. After writing about all things tech and games-related, I then did a brief stint as a freelancer before I lande🍬d my role as a staff writer here at GamesRadar+. Now I get to write features, previews, and reviews, and when I'm not doing that, you can usually find me lost in any one of the Dragon Age or Mass Effect games, tucking into another delightful indie, or drinking far too much tea for my own good.