© NintendoNPD’s sales data has been disclosed Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury has made a strong start in terms of sales in the US. In its launch month of February, the game was ranked as the best-selling game and the second best-selling game of 2021. Notably, this excludes digital sales.
Here it is in the words of NPD analyst, Mat Piscatella. The best-selling game of the year goes to the latest so far Duty
“Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury debuts as February’s best-selling game. The title also ranks as the 2nd best-selling game of the year 2021 to date, despite the lack of digital sales registration for titles published by Nintendo.”
Please note that no sales figures have been provided. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and Animal Crossing: New Horizons were also in the top ten bestsellers of February 2021.
Super Mario 3D World appears to have been just as successful in other regions. In Japan, the game launched at the top of the charts and is estimated to have sold 250,000 physical copies in the first few days. In the UK, sales were reportedly 190% higher than the Wii U original, and the game was billed as the fastest-selling release of 2021.
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