A lot of people are playing Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer

2.02 million, in fact

Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer has sold over two million copies since its release in Japan on July 30, 2015.

Yes, really. 2.02M, to be precise — even though North America and Europe didn’t get the spin-off title until late last month.

In comparison, Splatoon has “only” sold 2.42M since May. 

Ponder on that for a minute. Over 2 million people. That’s the equivalent of the entire population of Bahrain buying Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer.

Twice.

In other Ninty-flavoured news, worldwide 3DS hardware sales now sit at 54.34 million, with 2.28M units sold in just the last six months. Wii U sales now stand at 10.73M. 

In our review, we said we’d recommend Happy Home Designer “for anyone who really enjoys designing and decorating virtual spaces. If finding the perfect furniture for your house in Animal Crossing was your favorite part of the series, then you’ll surely get some enjoyment out of this game.”

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer sells 2m copies [Eurogamer]