Japan sales blog hinting at a 2mil retail opening for Animal Crossing. If that happens, would only need 600k+ digital or a digital ratio bigger than ~25% to have achieved the biggest videogame launch in Japanese history. Here's the top openings ever in Japan:
2,637,285 DS. Pokémon Black and White
2,504,044 PS1 Final Fantasy VIII
2,343,440 DS. Dragon Quest IX
2,236,881 PS2 Dragon Quest VIII
2,146,467 PSP Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
2,096,050 3DS Pokémon X and Y
2,034,879 PS1 Final Fantasy VII
1,954,421 PS1 Final Fantasy IX
1,905,107 3DS Pokémon Sun and Moon
1,875,115 3DS Monster Hunter 4
1,862,065 PS1 Dragon Quest VII
1,840,397 PS2 Final Fantasy XII
1,749,737 PS2 Final Fantasy X
1,618,621 DS. Pokémon Black2 and White2
1,617,949 3DS Monster Hunter 4G
1,586,360 DS. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
1,542,104 3DS Monster Hunter X
1,534,593 3DS Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
1,516,532 PS3 Final Fantasy XIII
1,472,914 PS2 Final Fantasy X-2
Lets see where Animal Crossing lands. Top 10 before digital is already insane. With the voucher program, rise of digital and nature of the times I can't see a digital ratio of less than 33% and most of the Japanese sales guys on Era seem to be saying the same. Pokemon had 32% at launch last year for example.
2,637,285 DS. Pokémon Black and White
2,504,044 PS1 Final Fantasy VIII
2,343,440 DS. Dragon Quest IX
2,236,881 PS2 Dragon Quest VIII
2,146,467 PSP Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
2,096,050 3DS Pokémon X and Y
2,034,879 PS1 Final Fantasy VII
1,954,421 PS1 Final Fantasy IX
1,905,107 3DS Pokémon Sun and Moon
1,875,115 3DS Monster Hunter 4
1,862,065 PS1 Dragon Quest VII
1,840,397 PS2 Final Fantasy XII
1,749,737 PS2 Final Fantasy X
1,618,621 DS. Pokémon Black2 and White2
1,617,949 3DS Monster Hunter 4G
1,586,360 DS. Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
1,542,104 3DS Monster Hunter X
1,534,593 3DS Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
1,516,532 PS3 Final Fantasy XIII
1,472,914 PS2 Final Fantasy X-2
Lets see where Animal Crossing lands. Top 10 before digital is already insane. With the voucher program, rise of digital and nature of the times I can't see a digital ratio of less than 33% and most of the Japanese sales guys on Era seem to be saying the same. Pokemon had 32% at launch last year for example.