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Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Digital Launch the Biggest in the History of Console Games
Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Digital Launch the Biggest in the History of Console Games-March 2024
Mar 17, 2025 12:27 AM

  We all know Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been a surprise smash hit for Nintendo, but new information from digital sales tracker SuperData provides a clearer picture of just how huge the game really is. AC: New Horizons has sold more digital units in its first month (5 million in total) than any other console game in history, unseating former champion Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. In comparison to other Nintendo games, New Horizons has sold more than Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Pokémon Sword and Shield combined in its first month. Damn!

  Of course, digital sales are through the roof in general due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Doom Eternal sold 3 million digital units in March, around three times as much as 2016’s Doom sold in its first month. Meanwhile, the release of the free-to-play Warzone battle royale mode has boosted the playerbase for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 159 percent to 62.7 million, and Half-Life: Alyx is easily one of the biggest VR-exclusive launches of all time, selling 860,000 digital units.

  Here are SuperData’s full PC, console, and mobile digital sales charts for March:

  PC

  Dungeon Fighter OnlineLeague of LegendsCrossfireFantasy Westward Journey Online IIDoom EternalCounter Strike: Global OffensiveBorderlands 3Half-Life: AlyxWorld of WarcraftWorld of TanksConsole

  Animal Crossing: New HorizonsFIFA 20MLB The Show 20Doom EternalCall of Duty: Modern WarfareNBA 2K20Grand Theft Auto VFortniteRainbow Six SiegeMadden NFL 20Mobile

  Honour of KingsGardenscapesCandy Crush SagaLast Shelter: SurvivalPokemon GoCoin MasterRobloxMonster StrikeClash of ClansMafia CityIt will be interesting to see what happens with digital game sales going forward. Will they continue to be high or have people stockpiled enough games for the pandemic?

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