Famitsu celebrated the fifth anniversary of the launch of Nintendo Switch this week with some updated sales numbers. Now we have a look at the top 35 of the best selling games in Japan since launch.

A similar list was released last year after the fourth anniversary. Once again, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is on top with sales Nintendo in Japan beyond seven million.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is still in second place, but Mario Kart 8 Deluxe passed Pokemon Spada/ Shield to arrive at third. Here is the complete ranking:

  1. Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 7,183,333
  2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 4,764,379
  3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 4,429,626
  4. Pokemon Sword / Shield – 4,309,812
  5. Splatoon 2 – 4,031,223
  6. Ring Fit Adventure – 3,074,777
  7. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 2,597,078
  8. Minecraft – 2,514,952
  9. Pokemon Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl – 2,502,926
  10. Monster Hunter Rise – 2,357,260
  11. Super Mario Odyssey – 2,323,559
  12. Super Mario Party – 2,060,160
  13. Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 1,955,649
  14. Pokemon Legends: Arceus – 1,923,870
  15. Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee – 1,794,024
  16. Super Mario Maker 2 – 1,197,024
  17. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe – 1,158,604
  18. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury – 1,018,313
  19. Kirby Star Allies – 963,497
  20. Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics – 927,244
  21. Mario Party Superstars – 865,507
  22. Luigi’s Mansion 3 – 829,847
  23. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum’n’ Fun! – 696,054
  24. Fishing Spirits: Nintendo Switch Version – 675,710
  25. Pikmin 3 Deluxe – 614,770
  26. Super Mario 3D All-Stars – 614,454
  27. Dragon Quest XI S – 561,482
  28. Mario Tennis Aces – 499,331
  29. 1-2 Switch – 488,309
  30. ARMS – 466,695
  31. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – 422,191
  32. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch – 415,158
  33. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity – 387,707
  34. Smallpox Tournament DX – 355,713
  35. eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 – 342,187

Animal Crossing: the spearhead of Nintendo Switch

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