Splatoon 3 shows an incredible start. The game has become the fastest-selling for Switch in Japan

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Translated with AI from the Russian original.

On September 9, one of Nintendo’s biggest autumn games, Splatoon 3, was released. Since its debut on the Wii U, the Splatoon franchise has been a massive success for the company, becoming its best-selling new IP to date.

The previous game in the franchise, Splatoon 2, sold over 13.3 million copies, which is twice the sales of the original.

Splatoon 3 has already broken franchise records, becoming the fastest-selling entry in the series in Japan. A Nintendo press release states that Splatoon 3 sold over 3.45 million copies in its home country in three days.

Splatoon 3 not only surpassed Splatoon 2 sales in Japan, but also became the fastest-selling Switch game in the country, overtaking Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

At the time of writing, sales figures for other countries have not yet been released.

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