Animal Crossing: New Horizons sells 5 million units digitally worldwide in March 2020, more than any console game in history

There are plenty of Nintendo games that pull in records...but then there are titles that land absolutely mind-boggling achievements. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is now part of that list.

Superdata Research has shared their monthly report on digital sales, and they've shared a staggering stat on Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The game is now the #1 record-holder for most digital sales in a month...ever.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons sold more digital units in a single month (5.0M) than any console game in history. The Nintendo-published title broke the console record for monthly digital game sales previously held by Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII. Animal Crossing: New Horizons also roughly matched the first-month digital sales of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Pokémon Sword and Shield put together. The game’s combination of social features and a relaxing setting likely appealed to individuals stuck at home. Closures of brick and mortar stores also meant that a higher share of consumers purchased the game digitally compared to past Switch titles.

The combination of excitement for the game along with millions staying home due to the pandemic has lead to a digital record that's going to be insanely hard to beat.