Splatoon 3 simply continues to splatter ink over all types of data, particularly in Japan the place the IP is large. And it is simply surpassed one other one — with the discharge of the Japan Monthly Report for September 2022, it is now been confirmed that Splatoon 3 is the best-selling online game in Japan in 2022.

The knowledge from the report was shared by Game Data Library on Twitter, and it reveals that Nintendo’s third ink-based shooter offered simply over 2.9 million retail items within the month of September alone. That means, in only a month, it is surpassed Pokémon Legends: Arceus‘ 2.295 million retail unit gross sales.

It’s value emphasising that that is simply primarily based on retail items, but when we have been to incorporate digital gross sales too (of what we at present know due to Nintendo revealing some gross sales figures when Splatoon 3 launched), that signifies that the sport has offered over 4 million items already (as much as 2nd October).

We’re not shocked, for instance, extra like staggered. We know how well-liked Splatoon is in Japan, however seeing these large figures in such a brief area of time is fairly wonderful. It’s nonetheless but to be knocked off of the highest spot in Japan!

When Splatoon 3 launched on ninth September, it grew to become the fastest-selling Switch recreation in Japan ever in its opening weekend, promoting practically 2 million bodily copies in these first few days.

There’s solely actually one potential contender to take the crown for the best-selling online game in Japan in 2022 — Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. The ninth era of Pokémon video games launch on 18th November, in order that they’ll have six weeks to try to take Splatoon’s ink-splattered crown. It may very well be a detailed race.

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