Famitsu Reveals Japan's 35 Best-Selling Switch Games of All Time

In their latest issue, Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu has compiled a list of the 35 best-selling games in the Switch's entire history. This comes right at the time of the Switch's 5th anniversary as it originally released on March 3rd, 2017.

The 35 best-selling Switch games in Japan (as of March 2022), along with the number of units they've sold, are as follows:

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. Pokken Tournament DX – 355,713
35. eBaseball Powerful Pro Yakyuu 2020 – 342,187

While a lot of these games may not come as a shock, there is the occasional game/ranking that may surprise some people. Needless to say, it is a very detailed list that helps to show how far the Switch has come since 2017 and can be used as a reference to show much the Switch has changed many years in the future.


Credits:
Writing/Editing: Sari
Graphics: @Zerp
Social Media: @Zerp
Special Thanks: Nintendo Everything


Author's Note: What do you think about this list? Which games do you own? What games up here surprise you? Let us know in the comments below!

Side note but we'll be releasing a retrospective article in honor of the Switch's 5th anniversary this year. Please stay tuned.

 

this is very interesting. particularly in comparison to the global sales

 

Pokkén Tournament DX let's go!

 

Now that I think about it, shouldn’t we wait until the switch’s life cycle is over before we make claims of “all time” cause I think there’s one or two upcoming titles that change this

 

Genuinely thought DQ11 would be much higher. Ditto with BOTW. Surprised that Animal Crossing is the highest though!

 

Surprised that Animal Crossing is the highest though!

really? might i ask why?

 

really? might i ask why?

I expected it to be a JRPG

 

Animal Crossing baby lets go

 

Surprised Three Houses wasn’t anywhere on the list.