This is the list of best-selling Nintendo Switch video games in millions of copies sold from both physical and digital download sales, as of March 31, 2020. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the system's current best-selling game. The Nintendo Switch system has sold 55.77 million units (combined with Lite sales) worldwide since its launch in March 2017.
Sales data are according to Nintendo's official IR data (unless otherwise noted).
Note: All sales data are updated once every three months.
List
| Logo | Title | Release date | Sales (millions) | Developer(s) | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | April 28, 2017 | 24.77 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | December 7, 2018 | 18.84 | Bandai Namco Sora Ltd. | Nintendo |
| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | March 3, 2017 (launch) | 17.41 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| Super Mario Odyssey | October 27, 2017 | 17.41 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| Pokémon Sword and Shield | November 15, 2019 | 17.37 | Game Freak | The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | March 20, 2020 | 13.41 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
 
| Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | November 16, 2018 | 11.97 | Game Freak | The Pokémon Company Nintendo |
| Splatoon 2 | July 21, 2017 | 10.13 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| Super Mario Party | October 5, 2018 | 10.10 | Nd Cube | Nintendo |
| New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe | January 11, 2019 | 6.60 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| Luigi's Mansion 3 | October 31, 2019 | 6.33 | Next Level Games | Nintendo |
| Super Mario Maker 2 | June 28, 2019 | 5.48 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | September 20, 2019 | 4.38 | Grezzo Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| 1-2-Switch | March 3, 2017 (launch) | 3.01 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| Fire Emblem: Three Houses | July 26, 2019 | 2.87 | Intelligent Systems Koei Tecmo | Nintendo |
| Mario Tennis Aces | June 22, 2018 | 2.75 | Camelot Software Planning | Nintendo |
| Ring Fit Adventure | October 18, 2019 | 2.73 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| Kirby Star Allies | March 16, 2018 | 2.56 | HAL Laboratory | Nintendo |
| Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle | August 29, 2017 | 2.5[1][2] | Ubisoft | Ubisoft Nintendo (JP) |
| Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | May 4, 2018 | 2.25 | Retro Studios | Nintendo |
| ARMS | June 16, 2017 | 2.1 | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| Octopath Traveler | July 13, 2018 | 2+[3] | Square Enix | Nintendo Square Enix (JP) |
| Minecraft | May 11, 2017 | 1.91[4][5] | 4J Studios Ltd. | Mojang |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 2 | December 1, 2017 | 1.73[6] | Monolith Soft | Nintendo |
| Nintendo Labo | April 20, 2018 | 1.41[7] | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo |
| Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX | March 6, 2020 | 1.26 | Spike Chunsoft | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | July 13, 2018 | 1.18 | Nintendo Software Technology | Nintendo |
| Pokkén Tournament DX | September 22, 2017 | 1.16[8] | Bandai Namco | Nintendo The Pokémon Company (JP) |
| Yoshi's Crafted World | March 29, 2019 | 1.11 | Good-Feel | Nintendo |
| Astral Chain | August 30, 2019 | 1.08 | PlatinumGames | Nintendo |
| Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | July 19, 2019 | 1.08 | Team Ninja | Nintendo |
| Fire Emblem Warriors | October 20, 2017 | 1+[9] | Omega Force Team Ninja | Nintendo Koei Tecmo (JP) |
| Super Bomberman R | March 3, 2017 (launch) | 1+[10] | Konami HexaDrive | Konami |
| Enter the Gungeon | December 14, 2017 | 1+[11] | Devolver Digital | Dodge Roll |
Sales by region
Below lists the games that have sold 1 million or more per specific region.
Japan
| Logo | Title | Release date | Sales (millions) | Publisher | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | March 20, 2020 | 4.93 | Nintendo | [4] |
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| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | December 8, 2018 | 3.73 | Nintendo | [4] |
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| Pokémon Sword and Shield | November 15, 2019 | 3.63 | Nintendo The Pokémon Company | [4] |
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| Splatoon 2 | July 21, 2017 | 3.46 | Nintendo | [4] |
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| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | April 28, 2017 | 2.99 | Nintendo | [4] |
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| Super Mario Odyssey | October 27, 2017 | 2.1 | Nintendo | [4] |
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| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | March 3, 2017 | 1.6 | Nintendo | [4] |
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| Super Mario Party | October 5, 2018 | 1.47 | Nintendo | [4] |
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| Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | November 16, 2018 | 1.4 | Nintendo | [12] |
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| Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition | May 11, 2017 | 1.41 | Mojang | [13][4] |
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| Ring Fit Adventure | October 18, 2019 | 1.03 | Nintendo | [4][14] |
United States
| Logo | Title | Release date | Sales (millions) | Publisher | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| Mario Kart 8 Deluxe | April 28, 2017 | 5+ | Nintendo | [15] |
|
| Super Mario Odyssey | October 27, 2017 | 4.7 | Nintendo | [15] |
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| The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | March 3, 2017 | 4+ | Nintendo | [15] |
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| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | December 8, 2018 | 3+ | Nintendo | [15] |
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| Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! | November 16, 2018 | 2+ | Nintendo | [15] |
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| Pokémon Sword and Shield | November 15, 2019 | 2+ | Nintendo | [16] |
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| Super Mario Party | October 5, 2018 | 1.4 | Nintendo | [15] |
References
- ↑ Mario + Rabbids On Nintendo Switch Has Sold More Than Two Million Copies Date: September 1, 2017. Author: Liam Doolan.
- ↑ Nintendo Switch sales in Europe passes 10m (gamesindustry.biz) Date: October 10, 2019. Author: Marie Dealessandri.
- ↑ Nintendo Europe Twitter Post: "To celebrate 2 million copies sold..." Date: March 18, 2020.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Famitsu software sales (6/15/20 – 6/21/20) – Top 30 (Nintendo Everything) Date: June 25, 2020.
- ↑ Nintendo Switch sales in Europe pass 10m (gamesindustry.biz) Date: October 10, 2019. Author: Marie Dealessandri.
- ↑ Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Has Now Sold More Than 1.7 Million Copies Worldwide (Nintendo Life) Date: 8 June 2019. Author: Liam Doolan.
- ↑ VARIETY - Nintendo Sold 1.39M 'Nintendo Labo' Kits Since April Launch Date: July 31, 2018. Author: Brian Crecente.
- ↑ Super Mario Odyssey Passes The 10 Million Sold Marker (Nintendo Life) Date: April 26, 2018. Author: Damien McFerran.
- ↑ Koei Tecmo Financial Report (in Japanese only) (pg. 2; sec. #1) April 2018
- ↑ Super Bomberman R Hits One Million Worldwide Sales, Konami Celebrates With Bungee Jump (Nintendo Life) Date: August 2, 2018. Author: Ryan Craddock.
- ↑ Enter the Gungeon Sells 1 Million on Switch with Physical Edition on the way (Hardcore Gamer) Date: March 3, 2019. Author: Kirstin Swalley.
- ↑ Famitsu Reveals the Top 20 Best-Selling Nintendo Switch Titles in Japan Date: March 10, 2019. Author: Jordan Boyd.
- ↑ Minecraft Is First Retail Million Seller For Xbox Game Studio In Japan (gamingbolt.com) Date: November 21, 2019. Author: Landon Wright
- ↑ "Ringfit Adventure" has surpassed 1 million in Japan... (Famitsu) (Japanese) Date: June 17, 2020.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 Nintendo Switch is the Fastest-Selling Video Game System of This Generation (Business Wire) Date: December 18, 2018.
- ↑ Pokemon Sword and Shield sales go big for launch (SlashGear) Date: November 21, 2019. Author: Eric Abent.
External links
- Nintendo Sales Data - Top-Selling Nintendo Switch Title Units
- Nintendo Sales Data - Top-Selling Nintendo Switch Title Units (archived from January 30, 2019)
- Nintendo Fiscal Year Earnings Period Ending March 2020 (PDF)
- Nintendo Fiscal Year Earnings Period Ending December 2019 (PDF)
- Nintendo Fiscal Year Earnings Period Ending March 2019 (PDF)
- Nintendo Fiscal Year Earnings Period Ending June 2019
- Nintendo Fiscal Year Earnings Period Ending September 2019
See also
- List of Nintendo Switch games
- List of best-selling Wii U games
- List of best-selling Wii games
- List of best-selling Nintendo 3DS games
- List of best-selling Nintendo DS games
- List of best-selling GameCube games
- List of best-selling Nintendo 64 games
- List of best-selling Super Nintendo Entertainment System games
- List of best-selling Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom Disk System games
- List of best-selling Mario games
- List of best-selling video game franchises
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