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For the last two weeks, Famitsu's charts have shown the trajectory of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The game's sales number continued to rise, surpassing Pok\u00e9mon Sword and Shield and Final Fantasy VII Remake. Last week, New Horizons became the second best-selling Switch game. Animal Crossing also remained ahead of the remake of Trials of Mana, which was released on March 24 by Square Enix. The game is an action RPG originally launched in 1995.\u00a0 Nintendo doesn't regularly provide its digital sales data. But on May 7, the company will release official numbers alongside the figures for the first 12 days of sales for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. 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