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Splatoon 3 Game Sells 3.45 Million Copies in Japan in 3 Days
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entry in its Splatoon shooter series, has sold 3.45 million copies in Japan in three days. The figure includes both physical and digital sales. This marks the highest three-day domestic sales numbers ever for a Nintendo Switch game.
The game launched on September 9.
Splatoon 2 shipped for the Switch in July 2017. The game has sold 2,016,182 copies in Japan as of February 2018 to become the first Switch game to sur 2 million copies sold in Japan.
Nintendo released the first Splatoon game for the Wii U in May 2015. The game centers on "Inklings," who are beings who can transform between human and squid form. The game pits players in a fight for territory as two teams fight to cover their battlefield with their respective paint colors.
Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show manga.
Source: Nintendo via Hachima Kikō
