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