Splatoon 3 continues to spill ink on all kinds of records, especially in Japan, where intellectual property is huge. And it just surpassed another game – with the release of the Japan Monthly Report in September 2022, it is now confirmed that Splatoon 3 is the best-selling video game in Japan in 2022. .
Data from the report shared by Game Data Library on Twitter, and it’s revealed that Nintendo’s third ink-based shooter sold just over 2.9 million retail units in September alone. That means, in just one month, it passed. Pokémon Legend: Arceus‘Retail sales of 2,295 million units.
It should be emphasized that this is based on retail units only, but if we also include digital sales (what we now know thanks to Nintendo revealing some sales figures when Splatoon 3 is out), which means the game has sold over 4 million units ready (to October 2).
Did not surprised, say, like staggered. We know How popular is Splatoon in Japan, but seeing these huge numbers in such a short amount of time is pretty amazing. It hasn’t been knocked out of the top spot in Japan yet!
When Splatoon 3 came out on September 9, it became The best selling Switch game in Japan when during the opening weekend, selling almost 2 million prints in the first few days.
There’s really only one potential contender for the crown for the best-selling video game in Japan in 2022 – Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. The ninth generation of the Pokémon game launches on November 18, so they’ll have six weeks to try and claim the crown of Splatoon. It can be a close race.
Are you happy or surprised by the success of Splatoon 3? Have you chosen the game yet? Let us know in the comments section!
